How Functional Programming Led to a Mostly Functional Career

Name: How Functional Programming Led to a Mostly Functional Career
Start: 2026-02-19T15:15:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-19T18:15:00+01:00
Location: Anker Engelunds Vej 1, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

Turing Council

Highlights

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 03:15 pm

3 hours

Anker Engelunds Vej 1, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

Date & Location

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 03:15 pm to 06:15 pm (CET)

Anker Engelunds Vej 1, 2800 Kongens Lyngby

Anker Engelunds Vej 1, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Danmark, Lyngby, Denmark

About the event

How Functional Programming Led to a Mostly Functional Career

Presented by Torben Hoffmann — Strategy Advisor at Trifork, former DTU student and DTU dropout.

Functional Programming often sparks strong reactions among students. Some find it elegant and powerful; others leave the course wondering: Why does this matter? Is anyone actually using this in industry? And if it’s so good — why isn’t everyone doing it?

This talk aims to answer exactly those questions.

Torben Hoffmann draws on his journey from DTU to industry to show how Functional Programming concepts have allowed to have an entire career without touching OOP. The focus is not on theory, but on relevance, trade-offs, and practical impact.

Topics include:

What are the real benefits of Functional Programming?

How is Functional Programming actually used in industry today?

Why isn’t adoption higher? and when does it not make sense?

📅 19th of Feb
🕗 15:15 - 17:00
📍 Aud. 13, B. 308
(inc. breaks and coffee)

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