Presentation
Product types and coproduct types are ubiquitous in functional programming. In fact, it would be pretty challenging to program without them! In this talk, we will consider examples of products and coproducts and then discuss how we can view them as category theory constructs.
We will then generalize our understanding of these types, defining them abstractly in terms of the limit and colimit.
From there, we will explore other examples of limits in functional programming to see what surprises they uncover.
Alissa Pajer began her functional programming career as a Scala engineer at Precog, and now she works in Scala at SlamData. Before her coding days, she studied pure mathematics. She currently lives in Munich, Germany, where she spends her non-computer time hiking, running, swimming, and cycling.
flatMap(Oslo) - A functional programming conference, with focus on Scala and the Java Virtual Machine.
On the 27th and 28th of April 2015, a group of enthusiasts organised the fourth flatMap(Oslo) conference. It was 2 amazing days. 100 attendees gathered for technical talks, workshops, discussions and craft beer. Feedback was great, and in 2016 we gather again for the 5th annual flatMap(Oslo). The goal for this year is the same. Small and intimate, but with high ambitions.
flatMap(Oslo) is organised by a group of developers from Arktekk – a small independent consultancy company based in Oslo, Norway. The financial goal for flatMap(Oslo) is to break even. Every penny we make will go into making the best conference possible. Together with our awesome sponsors we work hard to give you a conference tailored for enthusiasts of Scala and functional programming on the Java Virtual Machine.
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