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- Friday, February 17, 1984.
Mr. H. Redelmeier of the University of Toronto will
speak on ``Interactive Functional Programs.''
TIME: 2:30 PM (Please Note)
ROOM: MC 5158
ABSTRACT
Some programs must be able to interact, that is, be
able to interleave input and output operations. Con-
sider, for example, how a text editor must be able to
reply to each command before requiring the next com-
mand. Interactive behaviour cannot be described in
most functional languages. Previous techniques to en-
able interaction, such as ``lazy evaluation'' destroy
some of the elegance and simplicity of a functional
language. We propose a new technique that preserves
the advantages of functional languages.
February 10, 1984