In Functional programming for Java developers, Part 1, I used JavaScript examples to get you started with five functional programming techniques: pure functions, higher-order functions, lazy ...

Functional programming with arrays Although JavaScript’s arrays are very capable out of the box, the functional paradigm improves the clarity and maintainability of array code.

The advocates of functional programming say this is example of being able to catch an entire class of errors at compile time, leading to more predictable, reliable, and stable code.

(I cheated a bit in the example above: it goes along the lines of functional programming, but still uses a global list. You can find better examples, but it was about the basic principle here.) ...

Also See: Functional Programming, the .NET Way (Part 1) Last time, we examined the advantages, benefits of programming using the functional paradigm, specifically, programming with Microsoft's Visual ...

Functional programming is a significant paradigm shift in the software world over the past 10 years. Slowly but surely, it has moved from a niche feature of a few uncommonly used languages to a ...

Chapter 6: Functions and Functional Programming Substantial programs are broken up into functions for better modularity and ease of maintenance. Python makes it easy to define functions but also ...

Purely functional programming is a brilliant idea with a misleading name. When people talk about “purely functional programming”, they mean Haskell or something like Haskell. But that’s not ...

A programming language that is based primarily on writing algorithms (functions). The syntax of functional programming (FP) is mathematical, and the languages are used for applications such as ...

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#.