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At first glance, object-oriented programming has little or nothing in common with functional programming. One grew out of the procedural tradition, providing means for representing real-world objects and mechanisms for encapsulating state. Computing proceeds via method calls. The other is a radical departure from conventional programming. It emphasizes a(n almost) purely mathematical approach. Programmers design systems of algebraic datatypes and functions, and a computation is the evaluation of an expression. Still, nobody can overlook the similarities of the two approaches considering the development of design patterns and notions of effective object-oriented programming practices.
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Felleisen, M. (2004). Functional Objects. In: Odersky, M. (eds) ECOOP 2004 – Object-Oriented Programming. ECOOP 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3086. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24851-4_12
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