Книга: Michael Fogus "Functional JavaScript"

Fogus helps you think in a functional way to help you minimize complexity in the programs you build. If you’re a JavaScript programmer hoping to learn functional programming techniques, or a functional programmer looking to learn JavaScript, this book is the ideal introduction.

• Use applicative programming techniques with first-class functions
• Understand how and why you might leverage variable scoping and closures
• Delve into higher-order functions—and learn how they take other functions as arguments for maximum advantage
• Explore ways to compose new functions from existing functions
• Get around JavaScript’s limitations for using recursive functions
• Reduce, hide, or eliminate the footprint of state change in your programs
• Practice flow-based programming with chains and functional pipelines
• Discover how to code without using classes

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