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Title: Functional Thinking: Paradigm Over Syntax
Author(s): Neal Ford
Publisher:
O'Reilly
Category:
Advanced Java
Summary
O'Reilly wrote:If you’re familiar with functional programming basics and want to gain a much deeper understanding, this in-depth guide takes you beyond syntax and demonstrates how you need to think in a new way. Software architect Neal Ford shows intermediate to advanced developers how functional coding allows you to step back a level of abstraction so you can see your programming problem with greater clarity.
Each chapter shows you various examples of functional thinking, using numerous code examples from Java 8 and other JVM languages that include functional capabilities. This book may bend your mind, but you’ll come away with a much better grasp of functional programming concepts.
* Understand why many imperative languages are adding functional capabilities
* Compare functional and imperative solutions to common problems
* Examine ways to cede control of routine chores to the runtime
* Learn how memoization and laziness eliminate hand-crafted solutions
* Explore functional approaches to design patterns and code reuse
* View real-world examples of functional thinking with Java 8, and in functional architectures and web frameworks
* Learn the pros and cons of living in a paradigmatically richer world
If you’re new to functional programming, check out Josh Backfield’s book Becoming Functional
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