Kevlin is an independent consultant, speaker, writer and trainer. His development interests, contributions and work with companies covers programming, people and practice. He is co-author of two volumes in the Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture series and contributor to a number of sites and books. He is also editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and co-editor of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know. He lives in Bristol and online.
Lambdas. All the cool kids have them in their languages. But does 'lambda' mean what Java, C#, Python, C++, etc. mean by 'lambda'? Where did lambdas come from? What were they originally for? What is their relationship to data abstraction?In this talk we will dive into the history, the syntax and the uses of lambdas and the way in which lambda constructs in various languages do (or do not) match th...
Essentials* is Craft's new track for developers who want to grow strong foundations. Whether you're just starting out or filling key gaps, these inspiring talks from top speakers will help you level up and love the journey.Whether you are writing an instance method, a classic procedural-style function or a purer side-effect free function and whether your programming language or architecture calls ...