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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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