Explore functional programming and discover new ways of thinking
about code. You know you need to master functional programming, but
learning one functional language is only the start. In this book,
through articles drawn from PragPub magazine and articles written
specifically for this book, you'll explore functional thinking and
functional style and idioms across languages. Led by expert guides,
you'll discover the distinct strengths and approaches of Clojure,
Elixir, Haskell, Scala, and Swift and learn which best suits your
needs. Contributing authors: Rich Hickey, Stuart Halloway, Aaron
Bedra, Michael Bevilacqua-Linn, Venkat Subramaniam, Paul Callaghan,
Jose Valim, Dave Thomas, Natasha Murashev, Tony Hillerson, Josh
Chisholm, and Bruce Tate. Functional programming is on the rise
because it lets you write simpler, cleaner code, and its emphasis
on immutability makes it ideal for maximizing the benefits of
multiple cores and distributed solutions. So far nobody's invented
the perfect functional language - each has its unique strengths. In
Functional Programming: A PragPub Anthology, you'll investigate the
philosophies, tools, and idioms of five different functional
programming languages. See how Swift, the development language for
iOS, encourages you to build highly scalable apps using functional
techniques like map and reduce. Discover how Scala allows you to
transition gently but deeply into functional programming without
losing the benefits of the JVM, while with Lisp-based Clojure, you
can plunge fully into the functional style. Learn about advanced
functional concepts in Haskell, a pure functional language making
powerful use of the type system with type inference and type
classes. And see how functional programming is becoming more
elegant and friendly with Elixir, a new functional language built
on the powerful Erlang base.The industry has been embracing
functional programming more and more, driven by the need for
concurrency and parallelism. This collection of articles will lead
you to mastering the functional approach to problem solving. So put
on your explorer's hat and prepare to be surprised. The goal of
exploration is always discovery.What You Need: Familiarity with one
or more programming languages.
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