Functional Programming — What's the Point?
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The talk explains why functional programming matters by focusing on its motivations and benefits rather than on intimidating terminology like monads. Using TypeScript, the presenter rebuilds functional fundamentals from scratch to show what functional techniques bring and how those tools address specific problems.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:06Functional programming defined
- 6:12Mutability and side effects
- 12:49Pure function benefits
- 15:37Functional vs imperative architecture
- 19:40First-class functions
- 23:54Currying and partial application
- 28:45Error handling with monads
- 33:00Boxes and monads for side effects
- 36:05Data-driven code
- 37:59Getting started with FP
- 40:26Conclusion & Q&A
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