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Functional Thinking: Paradigm Over Syntax Paperback – Illustrated, Aug. 19 2014

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If you’re familiar with functional programming basics and want to gain a much deeper understanding, this in-depth guide takes you beyond syntax and demonstrates how you need to think in a new way. Software architect Neal Ford shows intermediate to advanced developers how functional coding allows you to step back a level of abstraction so you can see your programming problem with greater clarity.

Each chapter shows you various examples of functional thinking, using numerous code examples from Java 8 and other JVM languages that include functional capabilities. This book may bend your mind, but you’ll come away with a much better grasp of functional programming concepts.

  • Understand why many imperative languages are adding functional capabilities
  • Compare functional and imperative solutions to common problems
  • Examine ways to cede control of routine chores to the runtime
  • Learn how memoization and laziness eliminate hand-crafted solutions
  • Explore functional approaches to design patterns and code reuse
  • View real-world examples of functional thinking with Java 8, and in functional architectures and web frameworks
  • Learn the pros and cons of living in a paradigmatically richer world

    If you’re new to functional programming, check out Josh Backfield’s book Becoming Functional.

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  5. Publication date
    Aug. 19 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    17.7 x 0.97 x 23 cm
  8. Print length
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Paradigm Over Syntax

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Neal is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery. Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training and development firm.

Neal has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia State University specializing in languages and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing in statistical analysis. He is also the designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, and video presentations. He is also the author of 6 books, including the most recent Presentation Patterns and Functional Thinking. Given his degree, Neal is a bit of a language geek, with affections including but not limited to Ruby, Clojure, Java, Groovy, JavaScript, Scala and C#/.NET. His primary consulting focus is the design and construction of large-scale enterprise applications. Neal is an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken at over 300 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more than 2000 presentations. If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal, visit his web site at nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (Aug. 19 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449365515
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449365516
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 314 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.7 x 0.97 x 23 cm

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Rusted Wizard
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2014
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Great book! Give me important help to transfer from OOP to Functional programming.
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M. W. Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction
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Good overview of the paradigm shift that is functional programming, even if the example does eventually get a little tiresome.
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pdxdan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great language-agnostic primer on functional programming
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2016
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I really enjoyed this book. I found it useful to learn the concepts first, then see various implementations of the concepts in different languages.
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pagoda_5b
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to the functional approach, for java developers
Reviewed in Italy on May 1, 2015
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I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. Neal Ford did a good job of nailing down the more common functional approaches to problem solving.
The book gives plenty of examples to show how popular jvm languages (groovy, clojure, scala) give you the needed tools to start thinking differently at the way you program. In each chapter the author goes to some length to explain what's the reasoning behind those modeling choices, building a step by step understanding of what's generally considered the functional way.
Really recommended if you know java and want to introduce a new way to approach programming to your baggage.
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Michael Burns
1.0 out of 5 stars A confused book that only touches briefly on functional programming concepts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2014
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I bought this book primarily based on the subtitle of 'Paradigm Over Syntax' thinking it would skip the usual tedious language specific advice and program listings and concentrate instead on core functional programming ideas like pure functions, functional data structures and designing functional applications. Unfortunately this book really only touches on those ideas and offered very little insight that anyone vaguely familiar with FP would already know.

There is quite a lot of focus on syntax since almost every example is shown in three different languages (java, groovy, scala/clojure) and the differences between the syntax explained over and over. Groovy specific constructs are discussed frequently and the author openly admits that many of these have nothing to do with FP.

The book ends with a ramble about metaprogramming, build systems and a couple of paragraphs on building functional architectures.
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Patrick S Malloy
4.0 out of 5 stars Good general coverage of functional concepts in a clear way.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015
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Good general coverage of functional concepts in a clear way.
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Adam Hill
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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Nice explanation of changing your mindset, not teaching syntax.
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