November 2009
Intermediate to advanced
560 pages
21h 40m
English
Overview
Functional programming languages are good at expressing complex ideas in a succinct, declarative way. Functional concepts such as "immutability" and "function values" make it easier to reason about code—as well as helping with concurrency. The new F# language, LINQ, certain new features of C#, and numerous .NET libraries now bring the power of functional programming to .NET coders.
This book teaches the ideas and techniques of functional programming applied to real-world problems. You'll see how the functional way of thinking changes the game for .NET developers. Then, you'll tackle common issues using a functional approach. The book will also teach you the basics of the F# language and extend your C# skills into the functional domain. No prior experience with functional programming or F# is required.
About the Technology
Functional programming languages are good at expressing complex ideas in a succinct, declarative way. Functional concepts such as "immutability" and "function values" make it easier to reason about code—as well as helping with concurrency. The new F# language, LINQ, certain new features of C#, and numerous .NET libraries now bring the power of functional programming to .NET coders.
About the Book
This book teaches the ideas and techniques of functional programming applied to real-world problems. You'll see how the functional way of thinking changes the game for .NET developers. Then, you'll tackle common issues using a functional approach. The book will also teach you the basics of the F# language and extend your C# skills into the functional domain. No prior experience with functional programming or F# is required.
What's Inside
- Thinking the functional way
- Blending OO and functional programming
- Effective F# code
About the Reader
About the Authors
Microsoft C# MVP Tomas Petricek is one of the leaders of the F# community. He was part of the Microsoft Research team for F# and is interested in distributed and reactive programming using F#. Microsoft C# MVP Jon Skeet is a veteran C# and Java developer, prolific "Stack Overflow" contributor, and author of C# in Depth.
Quotes
From the Foreword: You will never look at your code in the same way again.
- Mads Torgersen, C# PM, Microsoft
A truly functional book!
- Andrew Siemer, .NET Architect
.NET needs more functional programmers...this book shows you how to become one.
- Stuart Caborn, Lead Consultant Thoughtworks
Warning: this book has a very high Wow! factor. It made my head hurt...in a good way!
- Mark Seemann, Developer/Architect, Safewhere
I recommend it to all software craftspeople, not just .NET developers.
- Paul King, Director, ASERT
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