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Hands-On Functional Programming with C++

By : Alexandru Bolboaca
Book Image

Hands-On Functional Programming with C++

By: Alexandru Bolboaca

Overview of this book

Functional programming enables you to divide your software into smaller, reusable components that are easy to write, debug, and maintain. Combined with the power of C++, you can develop scalable and functional applications for modern software requirements. This book will help you discover the functional features in C++ 17 and C++ 20 to build enterprise-level applications. Starting with the fundamental building blocks of functional programming and how to use them in C++, you’ll explore functions, currying, and lambdas. As you advance, you’ll learn how to improve cohesion and delve into test-driven development, which will enable you in designing better software. In addition to this, the book covers architectural patterns such as event sourcing to help you get to grips with the importance of immutability for data storage. You’ll even understand how to “think in functions” and implement design patterns in a functional way. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write faster and cleaner production code in C++ with the help of functional programming.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Functional Building Blocks in C++
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Section 2: Design with Functions
12
Section 3: Reaping the Benefits of Functional Programming
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Section 4: The Present and Future of Functional Programming in C++

Summary

We've already covered a lot of interesting topics! You've just realized that you know the basics of functional programming. You can write immutable functions in C++ with the help of the const keyword. You've already used high-level functions from STL. Additionally, you don't have to forget anything about OOP, but, instead, just see it from a different perspective. Finally, we discovered how small immutable functions can be composed to offer complex functionality, and how they can become polymorphic with the help of C++ templates.

It's now time to take an in-depth look at the building blocks of functional programming and learn how to use them in C++. This includes pure functions, lambdas, and operations with functions such as functional composition, currying, or partial functional application.