This book brings together leading researchers and practitioners in the field of functional programming. The work presented here covers many aspects of the field, including:





language design 
proof and transformation
semantics and models
implementation
type systems
parallelism and distribution
performance modelling and profiling
programming methodologies


The Editors introduce a wide-ranging set of articles, arranged by general subject area. Short overviews bring strong thematic links between individual articles, including:





applications
implementation techniques
parallel systems and programming
memory architectures
type systems


The articles themselves are drawn from the series of Scottish Functional Programming Workshops. Central Scotland has been highly influential in the development of functional programming with notable contributions that include the design, implementation and use of the SASL, Standard ML and Haskell languages. 



The Workshops provide an international forum, linking a vibrant Scottish core with the wider community. As a product of this forum, the book brings a broad perspective on current research trends and practice in the field.