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But the meaning associated with the term drifted so far away from the original idea that <br> | But the meaning associated with the term drifted so far away from the original idea that <br> | ||
it was '''renamed to "denotative continuous-time programming" (DCTP).''' | it was '''renamed to "denotative continuous-time programming" (DCTP).''' | ||
== Definition == | |||
(Taken from Conal Elliotts' slides) | |||
'''Two fundamental properties of DCTP:''' | |||
* Precise, simple denotation. (Elegant & rigorous.) | |||
* ''Continuous time.'' (Natural & composable.) | |||
'''Not DCTP:''' | |||
* graphs | |||
* updates and propagation | |||
* streams (since they are a discrete model, despite the name) | |||
* doing | |||
== Related == | == Related == | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 15 July 2021
Formerly called "functional reactive programming" (FRP).
But the meaning associated with the term drifted so far away from the original idea that
it was renamed to "denotative continuous-time programming" (DCTP).
Definition
(Taken from Conal Elliotts' slides)
Two fundamental properties of DCTP:
- Precise, simple denotation. (Elegant & rigorous.)
- Continuous time. (Natural & composable.)
Not DCTP:
- graphs
- updates and propagation
- streams (since they are a discrete model, despite the name)
- doing
Related
- The Misunderstood Roots of FRP Can Save Programming (on futureofcoding.org – 2019)
- Why program with continuous time? (blog-post 2010-01-02)
- Aswer to "Specification for a Functional Reactive Programming language" (2011)
- Video: Lambda Jam 2015 - Conal Elliott - The Essence and Origins of Functional Reactive Programming (2015-01-18)
Links needing review
- Notes of Steve Krouse of DCTP (2018)
- An Introduction to Denotative Continuous Spacetime Programming (Work in Progress) – (Mon 16 Nov 2020) – Adriaan Leijnse – Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- discussion of DCTP on ycombinator hacker news (2019-11-03)