Functional Futures is a podcast where we interview people that are building the future of functional programming. From compiler developers juggling parsers, lexers, and type theory to software developers working on industry-grade libraries and codebases, we have something for the taste of every FP enthusiast out there.
Max Tagher, CTO of Mercury, discusses Mercury's use of Haskell from its inception, offering insights into functional programming in the fintech industry in this interview.
15 Sept 2022
Dependent Types with David Christiansen
David Christiansen, Executive Director of the Haskell Foundation, explores dependent types, theorem proving, and metaprogramming, highlighting his books and work in functional programming in Lean in this interview.
18 Aug 2022
Across the Kmettverse with Edward Kmett
Edward Kmett, Head of Software Engineering at Groq, shares his journey from debt to mastering category theory and creating Haskell libraries, discussing programming languages and projects that currently inspire him in this interview.
14 Jul 2022
Carp with Erik Svedäng
Game designer Erik Svedäng discusses the application of functional programming in game development and his statically-typed Lisp language, Carp, in this interview episode.
21 Jun 2022
Grain with Oscar Spencer
Oscar Spencer, creator of Grain, discusses the Grain functional programming language for WASM and strategies for promoting functional programming to a wider audience in this interview.
31 May 2022
Lunatic with Bernard Kolobara
Bernard Kolobara introduces Lunatic, a WASM runtime inspired by Erlang, and explores its relationship to BEAM, offering insights into its unique architecture in this interview.
15 Mar 2022
Live-Coding Rust with Tim McNamara
Tim McNamara, author of Rust in Action, demonstrates Rust programming patterns through live-coding and discusses key concepts from his book in this interview.
28 Jan 2022
Functional Programming and Web3 with Brooklyn Zelenka
Brooklyn Zelenka, co-founder and CTO of FISSION, discusses her journey into development, functional programming, and the pros and cons of Web3 in this interview episode.
20 Jan 2022
A Portrait of the Language Designer as a Young Man with Louis Pilfold
Language creator Louis Pilfold discusses how humanities studies enhance software development and compiler design, specifically regarding the Gleam programming language, in this interview.
20 Jan 2022
From Whitespace to Idris with Edwin Brady
Edwin Brady, creator of Idris, explores the creation of Whitespace and Idris programming languages, providing insights into language design and the future of Idris in this interview.
20 Jan 2022
Elixir in 2021 with Saša Jurić
Saša Jurić, author of Elixir in Action, discusses the future of Elixir and frameworks like Nx and Nerves with Jonn Mostovoy, Serokell CAO, in this interview.
20 Jan 2022
Past and Present of Haskell with Simon Peyton Jones
Simon Peyton Jones discusses the history, advantages, and disadvantages of Haskell, along with the Glasgow Haskell Compiler, in this interview about balancing research and industry applications.
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Max Tagher
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