Evolution of Functional UI Paradigms

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Argues that functional UI patterns reduce coupling but repeatedly inherit three concrete problems: update, modularity and circularity challenges. Reviews Racket Universe Teach, Elm and React plus Redux, then shows a ClosureScript toolkit with dynamic and focus combinators. Builds a working phone‑book demo that emphasizes newly added entries via a small functional view model layer; view models are pure, easily tested, and keep the untestable emphasis UI thin while the demo and library actually work in the browser.

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1. 0:00Functional UI paradigms intro
2. 0:43MVC challenges in UI
3. 2:09Elm and React functional UI
4. 6:09UI test limitations
5. 11:52MVVM for UI modularity
6. 13:38Reflex UI toolkit intro
7. 21:55Phone book with Reflex
8. 30:33Functional view model pattern
9. 38:24View model benefits recap
10. 40:05Q&A

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