Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

Functional programming has been around for the last 60 years, but so far it’s always been a niche phenomenon. Although game-changers like Google rely on its key concepts, the average programmer of ...

When developing applications, programmers must follow certain rules linked to the programming languages implicated in the developing process. These rules are not only syntactical or semantic but also ...

Working with functional programming requires a shift in your thinking, but has benefits in productivity for programmer and maintainer alike We all learned about ...

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There are only half a dozen classes you really need to master to become competent in the world of functional programming. The java.util.function package contains well over 40 different components, but ...

Built on top of Erlang, Elixir makes it easier to write good functional programming code and harder to mess it up. Here's a first look at this language on the rise. Elixir is one of the most ...