A case study of using FP and Erlang in a Computer Science Curriculum.
summary
A department rewrites an undergraduate CS curriculum around functional programming, adding Erlang OTP and Clojure tracks while keeping early Python and C courses; introductory classes previously lose about 50% attrition per class, but a 2021 sample of 170 students shows much higher retention and an 8% loss at the top end. Courses teach algorithms functionally, a functional patterns and data structures class, and a capstone that must replicate UPS package tracking at massive scale (millions of moves/sec); key issues are branding and scarce FP teaching materials.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Personal and professional background
- 3:56Overview of BYU institutions
- 8:18BYU Idaho campus culture
- 11:17Academic calendar and data
- 12:55Curriculum redesign research
- 16:06New curriculum implementation
- 20:01Capstone and advanced topics
- 23:23Evaluating curriculum results
- 26:59Ongoing challenges and concerns
- 31:56Q&A and closing remarks
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