Functional Programming Patterns in Scala and Clojure: Write Lean Programs for the JVM
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937785475 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Finally, you'll learn how to work your existing Java code into new Scala or Clojure projects. These patterns are common in the functional world and deserve to become part of your problem-solving toolkit. By using both the statically typed, type-inferred Scala and the dynamically typed, modern Lisp Clojure, you'll gain a broad understanding of functional programming.For each pattern, you'll first see the traditional object-oriented solution, and then dig into the functional replacements in both Scala and Clojure. On the object-oriented side, you'll see many common patterns, such as Command, Strategy, and Null Object. On the functional side, you'll learn core functional patterns such as Memoization, Lazy Sequence, and Tail Recursion.Each pattern helps you solve a common programming problem. Use Scala and Clojure to solve in-depth problems with two sets of patterns: object-oriented patterns that become more concise with functional programming, and natively functional patterns. Thi
While object-oriented programming and functional programming are often seen as opposite paradigms, the truth is a bit more complex. I don't know Scala or Clojure. Q&A with Michael Bevilacqua-Linn, author of "Functional Programming Patterns in Scala and Clojure"Q. Functional programming has no place in the object-oriented world, does it?A. However, knowing both will give you a very broad understanding of modern languages with a functional flavor.5 Functional Programming Tips from Michael Bevilacqua-Linn, Author of “Functiona
"Challenging and clever" according to Thomas Adkins. I like the approach of this book in that it uses a simple web server as its primary example. I find this very meaningful for my work, as much of my work has a networking component. I also like how it starts off with an imperative piece of code that is very similar to the way I, as an imperative programmer of many years, might have done it myself. The authors then take the problem apart from a functional perspective.I think it is very importan. This is not functional programming book This is not functional programming book. This book is written for developers that be used to object-oriented programming and interested in functional programming. The first half is rewriting object-oriented design pattern by functional idioms but it's not functional style programming. The last half is about functional programming techniques(i.e. tail recursion, lazy sequence). If you want to learn functional style programming, I couldn't reco. "Not worth the price" according to Zach Klippenstein. Can't believe I paid almost $20 for this. The explanations are repetitive and written in a very boring prose. The code examples are hugely oversimplified, and are neither practical nor interesting. Anyone with a half-decent understanding of these patterns could have thought them up, and most could probably do better. The Scala code is often not idiomatic (e.g. using Vectors instead of lists, constructed without the :: constructor). I can't sp