Functional programming is a great discipline to learn and apply when writing JavaScript. Writing stateless, idempotent, side-effect free code really does solve a lot of problems: It’s easier to test It’s easier to debug It’s easier to reproduce issues But there’s a growing impression in the community that functional programming is an all-or-nothing practice. It’s...
Like most people, I have a hard time understanding Functional Programming. Following the same path as many others. I spent hours scratching my head watching youtube, reading blogs and attending talks. All in aid off a finding better understanding. But, In a surprise twist. The thing that joined all the confusing dots together was not...
Last week, I found myself caught in the firing range of functional programmers — all because I dared put forward an alternative mode of thinking for JavaScript. This is probably also the first time I’ve ever gotten hate and love mail, public condemnation, accolades and tweets for something that had innocent intentions and origins. Somehow, I also managed to...
We all know that programming is based on math, what is perhaps not so clear is that knowing more math is going to help us become better developers. And although in all types of programming, math is fundamental, it is even more so in functional programming. A very widespread concept which I’m sure you have...
The biggest companies in the world are investing heavily in functional programming. From Facebook building React and Reason, to Apple pivoting to Swift, to Google developing MapReduce, functional programming is gaining traction. But why? I go over four hypotheses and evaluate them. TRANSCRIPT Eric Normand: Why are the biggest companies in the world investing in...
Programming is about solving real world problems, each program describes the different instructions, actions and events “What to do if..?” to deal with some problems. Programming is like creating a life style following some rules which are defined by the programmer. We might be the author of the life story of someone who trusted us...
