Let's get more functional

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Shows how C# developers can adopt functional programming techniques without switching to F#. Covers practical functional concepts applied in an object-oriented language (C#), arguing functional programming is accessible and beneficial rather than impossible or useless. Aimed at intermediate-level C# programmers and demonstrates concrete ways to program functionally within C#.

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1. 0:00Introduction to functional programming
2. 2:11Advantages of functional approach
3. 4:18Pure functions and their importance
4. 7:10Exceptions vs functional programming
5. 10:43Alternatives to exceptions
6. 13:44Null and its problems
7. 16:35Commands and queries separation
8. 18:02Immutability in practice
9. 21:33Memoization and its use
10. 24:05Expressions vs statements
11. 27:00Higher-order functions
12. 29:51Functional elements in C#
13. 32:03Functional programming principles
14. 33:49Benefits of functional approach
15. 35:56How to start functional programming

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