Encyclopdia article including a definition, comparison, history, and examples.

John Hughes paper, dates from 1984, circulated as a Chalmers memo.

Basic introduction to monads, monadic programming, and I/O.

Information on monads and functional programming

John Hughes' list of FP-related tutorials and courses.

A functional language designed for obscurity

Brief article, explains what they are, and how and why their popularity is growing; with links and reader comments. Linux Journal.

Java extension with functional features: generics (parametric polymorphism), function pointers (first-class (higher-order) functions), class cases and pattern matching (algebraic (data)types).

General purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

Member of Eden team. Articles.