functional-jvm

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:07:22 +0100
From: "Sylvain Le Gall" <address deleted>
Subject: OCaml

Hello,

There is also OCaml that can be compiled for JVM:
http://caml.inria.fr (general language)
http://ocamljava.x9c.fr/ (running OCaml on the JVM + integration with
Java in general).

Regards
Sylvain Le Gall

Subject: Fantom (was Re: Functional Programming on the JVM)
From: <address deleted> (Aaron M. Ucko)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:48:33 -0400

Fantom (from fantom.org) is another interesting language supporting
the JVM as a target, though there are also .NET-based and even
ECMAScript-based implementations.  I'd probably classify it as a
multiparadigm language with FP support rather than a straight-up
functional language, but either way it qualifies for your list.
(Granted, ECMAScript itself supports closures, so perhaps the
Java-based Rhino implementation should also make your second list.)

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From: "David Bremner" <address deleted>
Subject: Re: Fantom (was Re: Functional Programming on the JVM)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:06:00 -0300

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:48:33 -0400, ucko@debian.org (Aaron M. Ucko) wrote:
> I'd probably classify it as a
> multiparadigm language with FP support rather than a straight-up
> functional language, 

Hmm, without knowing either, it looks philosophically similar to Scala.

> (Granted, ECMAScript itself supports closures, so perhaps the
> Java-based Rhino implementation should also make your second list.)

Sure, why not.

Thanks for the feedback,

David