Functional Programming Updates | February 1st, 2021
by Jason McClellan
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- February 01, 2021
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- kotlin• scala• elixir• microsoft• edutools• lambda world• functional programming
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- 2 minutes to read.

On this episode of Lambda World News, we highlight some of the latest developments in the Functional Programming community.
Here’s what’s covered on this episode:
NEWS
Kotlin 1.4.30-RC
| Kotlin version 1.4.30-RC adds fixes and introduces new features. Read more version details here: Kotlin 1.4.30-RC
Kotlin YouTube channel
| JetBrains recently announced the launch of a new Kotlin YouTube channel. Check it out here: Kotlin YouTube channel
ex_check 0.14.0
| There’s a new version of ex_check—a single Mix task that runs all analysis and testing tools in Elixir projects. Read more about it here: ex_check 0.14.0
LAMBDA
| Microsoft’s LAMBDA makes the Excel programming language Turing-complete. Read about LAMBDA here: Microsoft Excel LAMBDA
EduTools Plugin 2021.1
| A new version of the EduTools plugin for JetBrains IDEs based on the IntelliJ Platform is now available. Read about this release here: EduTools Plugin 2021.1
SUGGESTED READS
Essential Effects by Adam Rosien
Programming in Scala, Fifth Edition co-written by Martin Odersky
UPCOMING EVENTS
Kotlin London meetup
February 3rd, 2021
Kotlin London
Domain Driven Design Europe 2021
February 4th-5th, 2021
dddeurope.com
Scala Love
February 13th, 2021
inthecity.scala.love
Lambda Days 2021
February 16th-19th, 2021
lambdadays.org/lambdadays2021
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