Functional Programming Projects with JavaScript (Video Course)

Description

3.5 Hours of Video Instruction  

In learning and following the core concepts of Functional Programming, you can quickly write more maintainable, flexible, and beautiful code.

Description 

Functional Programming is a revolutionary way of writing code and is rapidly gaining traction in the world of software development. While Object-Oriented Programming is still the most popular programming paradigm, there are a number of problems that come about when using it--hard-to-find bugs, tightly coupled code, very difficult to scale. Functional programming allows us to solve or avoid all these problems by taking a very different approach to writing software.

Learn all about the core concepts of Functional Programming and how to apply them in JavaScript, mix of screen casting, slides, and coding. Basic functional concepts lead to first class functions, which leads to working with arrays and objects and then advanced functional concepts.

Related Learning

Watch and learn from Shaun's other videos:

• Learn JavaScript: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/learn-javascript/9780136752899/
• Learn to Program with JavaScript: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/learn-to-program/9780137560387/

Skill Level

• Beginner to Intermediate

What You Will Learn

• The core concepts of Functional Programming and how to apply them in Javascript
• First-class functions and what we can do with them
• JavaScript's built-in array functions and how they help us work with data
• Advanced functional concepts such as currying, recursion, and composition

Who Should Take This Course

• Software developer
• Programmer

Course Requirements

• Knowledge of JScript syntax

About Pearson Video Training     

Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training at  http://www.informit.com/video.  

Video Lessons are available for download for offline viewing within the streaming format. Look for the green arrow in each lesson.   

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Essential Concepts and Syntax

     Imperative vs. Declarative Programming

     Immutability

     Pure Functions

     Simple Data Structures

Working with Arrays and Objects Functionally

     The Map, Filter, Some, and Any Functions

     The Spread Operator

     The Reduce Function

First-Class and Higher-Order Functions

     What are First-Class and Higher-Order Functions?

     Example 1: Sale Price Calculator

     Example 2: Printing Function Execution

     Example 3: Benchmarking Function Performance

     Example 4: Isomorphic Functions for Values and Arrays

     Example 5: Function-Call Tracking

     Example 6: Argument Checking

Partial Application and Currying

     What are Partial Application and Currying?

     Dictionary Defaults with Partial Application

     URL Building with Partial Application

     Automatic Partial Application

Function Memoization

     What is Memoization?

     Memoization Technniques: Multiple Arguments

     Memoization Techniques: Higher-Order Functions

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