Functional Programming in JavaScript

Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this Book

1. Think functionally

Chapter 1. Becoming functional

1.1. Can functional programming help?

1.2. What is functional programming?

1.2.1. Functional programming is declarative

1.2.2. Pure functions and the problem with side effects

1.2.3. Referential transparency and substitutability

1.2.4. Preserving immutable data

1.3. Benefits of functional programming

1.3.1. Encouraging the decomposition of complex tasks

1.3.2. Processing data using fluent chains

1.3.3. Reacting to the complexity of asynchronous applications

1.4. Summary

Chapter 2. Higher-order JavaScript

2.1. Why JavaScript?

2.2. Functional vs. object-oriented programming ...