OOP is considered by many to be the crown jewel of computer science. The final solution to code organization. The end to all of our problems. The only true way to write our programs. Bestowed upon…
First two key features of the functional paradigm represented as 4 Pillars of Functional Programming: Immutability & Purity - benefits, qualities, code examples
I am at an advantage over many software engineers working in the industry today. The advantage I have is that I recognize that programming languages are just tools. Tools that sometimes vary widely…
Functional programming is the mustachioed hipster of programming paradigms. Originally relegated to the annals of computer science academia, functional programming has had a recent renaissance that is due largely to its utility in distributed systems (and probably also because “pure” functional languages like Haskell are difficult to grasp, which gives them a certain cache). Stricter functional programming languages are typically used when a system’s performance and integrity are both critical — i.e. your program needs to do exactly what you expect every time and needs to operate in an environment where its tasks can be shared across hundreds or thousands of networked computers.
Before we get into this, allow me to introduce myself — you’re probably going to wonder who I think I am before this is over. I’m Eric Elliott, author of “Programming JavaScript Applications”…