The functional programming paradigm, which has been around for decades, has never gone out of style. In this two-part series, we look at Microsoft's implementation, Visual F#.

Rewrite object-oriented code using functional techniques. Get started with lambdas, method references, functional interfaces, and the Streams API in Java Welcome back to this two-part tutorial ...

If you find this kind of odd, you’re not alone: while functional programming aims at eliminating side effects completely, object-oriented programming tries to keep them inside objects.

What is something you wish you knew when you first started functional programming? This question was originally answered on Quora by Tikhon Jelvis.

Functional programming languages can have objects, but generally those objects are immutable — either arguments or return values to functions.

What does functional programming actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Scala is an easy transition for those familiar with Java and object-oriented programming. But if you want to learn the basics of functional programming, Scheme is hands-down the best.

The open source and cross-platform F# is officially described as a "universal programming language," but it's primarily used in functional programming, which is centered around pure functions and ...

OCaml is another popular functional programming language that also supports imperative and object-oriented languages. This allows it to be used by developers more familiar with non-functional ...