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Functional Programming in JavaScript

By : Dan Mantyla
Book Image

Functional Programming in JavaScript

By: Dan Mantyla

Overview of this book

<p>This is a fast-paced guide that will help you to write real-world applications by utilizing a wide range of functional techniques and styles.</p> <p>The book first explores the core concepts of functional programming common to all functional languages, with examples of their use in JavaScript. It's followed by a comprehensive roundup of functional programming libraries for JavaScript that minimizes the burden of digging deep into JavaScript to expose a set of tools that makes functional programming not just possible but highly convenient. The book then rounds off with an overview of methods to effectively use and mix functional programming with object-oriented programming.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Functional Programming in JavaScript
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Common Functions for Functional Programming in JavaScript
Glossary of Terms
Index

About the Author

Dan Mantyla works as a web application developer for the University of Kansas. He enjoys contributing to open source web frameworks and wrenching on motorcycles. Dan is currently living in Lawrence, Kansas, USA—the birthplace of Python Django and home to Linux News Media.

Dan has also clicked the cover image, which was taken outside his home in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, where the sunflower fields are in bloom for only one short week in September.