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Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

By : Remo H. Jansen
Book Image

Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

By: Remo H. Jansen

Overview of this book

Functional programming is a powerful programming paradigm that can help you to write better code. However, learning functional programming can be complicated, and the existing literature is often too complex for beginners. This book is an approachable introduction to functional programming and reactive programming with TypeScript for readers without previous experience in functional programming with JavaScript, TypeScript , or any other programming language. The book will help you understand the pros, cons, and core principles of functional programming in TypeScript. It will explain higher order functions, referential transparency, functional composition, and monads with the help of effective code examples. Using TypeScript as a functional programming language, you’ll also be able to brush up on your knowledge of applying functional programming techniques, including currying, laziness, and immutability, to real-world scenarios. By the end of this book, you will be confident when it comes to using core functional and reactive programming techniques to help you build effective applications with TypeScript.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
5
The Runtime – Closures and Prototypes

Is TypeScript a functional programming language?

The answer to this question is yes, but only in part. TypeScript is a multi-paradigm programming language and, as a result, it includes many influences from both OOP languages and functional programming paradigms.

However, if we focus on TypeScript as a functional programming language, we can observe that it is not a purely functional programming language because, for example, the TypeScript compiler doesn't force our code to be free of side-effects.

Not being a purely functional programming language should not be interpreted as something negative. TypeScript provides us with an extensive set of features that allow us to take advantage of some of the best features of the world of OOP languages and the world of functional programming languages. This has allowed TypeScript-type systems to attain a very good compromise between productivity and formality.