Functional Programming on Android

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Functional programming applied to Android development: explains core functional concepts (no shared mutable state, eliminating side effects) and how they provide determinism and easier testing. Shows how to use these ideas to reduce bugs like race conditions and addresses practical concerns when integrating functional techniques into Android apps.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 4:02Functional misconceptions
3. 5:25Imperative vs declarative
4. 10:14Pure functions and side effects
5. 13:28Referential transparency in Kotlin
6. 18:27Handling side effects in Android
7. 22:05What is a functional language?
8. 24:10Arrow library for Kotlin
9. 27:26Practical Arrow example
10. 29:12RxJava vs functional programming
11. 30:16Performance in FP
12. 30:56Conclusion and Q&A

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