April 2013
Intermediate
3h 47m
English
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Overview
Learning the syntax of a new language is easy, but learning to think under a different paradigm is difficult. This video from renowned software architect Neal Ford helps you transition from a Java-writing imperative programmer to a functional programmer, using Java, Clojure and Scala as examples.
Rather than focus on specific language features, Functional Thinking looks at a variety of common practices in OOP languages and then shows you how to solve the same problems using a functional language. For instance, you know how to achieve code-reuse in Java via mechanisms such as inheritance and polymorphism. Code reuse is also possible in functional languages, using high-order functions, composition, and multi-methods.
Ford encourages you to value results over steps, so you can begin to think like a functional programmer. Expect your mind to be bent, but you’ll finish with a much better understanding of both the syntax and semantics of functional languages. This video is ideal for any experienced programmer.
Topics include:
- Shifting Paradigms: Filter, map, reduce
- Ceding control: Currying and partial application; recursion
- Evolution: Memoization; closures
- Nailgun-driven development: Concurrency, Function composition, coupling vs. composition, functional data structures, monads
- Bendability: Dispatch, meta-programming, DSLs, macros
- Why you should care
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