Applicative programming language
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In the classification of programming languages, an applicative programming language is built out of functions applied to arguments. Applicative languages are functional, and applicative is often used as a synonym for functional.[1] However, concatenative languages can be functional, while not being applicative.[2]
The semantics of applicative languages are based on beta reduction of terms, and side effects such as mutation of state are not permitted.[3]
Lisp and ML are applicative programming languages.
See also
References
- ↑ Dershowitz, Nachum; Plaisted, David A. (1985). "Logic Programming cum Applicative Programming". Boston, MA. pp. 54–66.
- ↑ Jon Purdy (12 February 2012). "Why Concatenative Programming Matters". https://evincarofautumn.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-concatenative-programming-matters.html.
- ↑ Backus, J. (1978). "Can programming be liberated from the von Neumann style?: A functional style and its algebra of programs". Communications of the ACM 21 (8): 613–641. doi:10.1145/359576.359579.
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