Customizing a functional programming language for web development

  • Authors:
  • Saša N. Malkov

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics, Studentski Trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

  • Venue:
  • Computer Languages, Systems and Structures
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The characteristics of functional programming languages recommend them for web development. We checked that in practice, by customizing the functional programming language Wafl for web development. Customizations include support for web document types, web data access functions, textual templates, web dialogs and extension of transactional mechanisms to web session data. Prototype implementations of Wafl are developed. Our experience shows that application of Wafl in the web development domain is fully justified and that web development may benefit from functional programming languages in both education and production.