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Functional Programming for Java Developers

by Dean Wampler

July 2011

Intermediate to advanced

90 pages

2h 19m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Welcome to Functional Programming for Java DevelopersConventions Used in This BookUsing the Code ExamplesGetting the Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
I Have to Be Good at Writing Concurrent ProgramsMost Programs Are Just Data Management ProblemsFunctional Programming Is More ModularI Have to Work Faster and FasterFunctional Programming Is a Return to Simplicity
The Basic Principles of Functional ProgrammingAvoiding Mutable StateFunctions as First-Class ValuesLambdas and ClosuresHigher-Order FunctionsSide-Effect-Free FunctionsRecursionLazy vs. Eager EvaluationDeclarative vs. Imperative ProgrammingDesigning TypesWhat About Nulls?Algebraic Data Types and Abstract Data TypesExercises
ListsMapsCombinator Functions: The Collection Power ToolsPersistent Data StructuresSome Final Thoughts on Data Structures and AlgorithmsExercises
The Actor ModelSoftware Transactional MemoryExercises
Imperative, Mutable CodeThe Liskov Substitution PrincipleMore on Design PatternsPattern MatchingWhat Makes a Good Type?Rethinking Object-Oriented MiddlewareExercises
Functional Tools for JavaA RecapExercises

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About the Author

Dean Wampler is a Principal Consultant at Think Big Analytics, where he specializes in "Big Data" problems and tools like Hadoop and Machine Learning. Besides Big Data, he specializes in Scala, the JVM ecosystem, JavaScript, Ruby, functional and object-oriented programming, and Agile methods. Dean is a frequent speaker at industry and academic conferences on these topics. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Washington.