History of John Backus's functional programming project
Summary
This is a draft historical overview of John Backus's work on functional programming, covering Red, FP, and FFP, and tracing its development from the late 1960s through the 1980s. It collects acknowledgments, publications, implementations, and influential discussions, with extensive references and links to primary sources. The piece serves as a scholarly resource for understanding the evolution of functional programming and its theoretical foundations.