Brian Lonsdorf (loop/recur) interviewed at Fluent 2014

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Argues pure functions increase portability and shows JavaScript pushed toward a functional style by writing point-free Haskell-style JavaScript. Demonstrates the functor = map pattern applied to arrays, a Maybe wrapper (does a null check) and promises (map implemented as then), and notes functor laws must hold. Praises web components / Polymer experimentation and recommends learning both Haskell for strong types and Clojure for dynamic functional techniques.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:12Why Scala
3. 1:49Design Patterns
4. 3:01Programming Styles
5. 3:53JavaScript

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