Category: Functional programming

Attack of the Killer Parentheses: ‘Clojure in Action, 2nd Edition’ – #bookreview

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Clojure in Action, 2nd Edition Amit Rathore and Francis Avila Manning – paperback Clojure seems to be afflicted with a measles-like outbreak of parentheses, and it generally just looks strange to many software developers. And there’s a good reason for that, as this book’s two author point out in their recently released second edition. “Clojure’s … Continue reading Attack of the Killer Parentheses: ‘Clojure in Action, 2nd Edition’ – #bookreview

Elixir in Action: A good guide to the ‘alternative language for the Erlang virtual machine’ – #programming #bookreview

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    Elixir in Action Saša Jurić Manning – paperback “Elixir,”  Saša Jurić writes, “is a modern functional programming language for building large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems for the Erlang virtual machine.” What Elixir really is, of course, is a breath of fresh air for software developers who find it hard or confusing to work with … Continue reading Elixir in Action: A good guide to the ‘alternative language for the Erlang virtual machine’ – #programming #bookreview

Java 8 in Action – Ready for lambdas, streams and functional-style programming? #bookreview

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  Java 8 in Action Lambdas, streams, and functional-style programming Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Mario Fusco, Alan Mycroft (Manning – paperback)  Java 8, we were sometimes assured, would just be Java 7 with a few slick new (or past-due) features added. Actually, now that it’s here, Java 8 represents “the biggest change to Java in the 18 years since Java … Continue reading Java 8 in Action – Ready for lambdas, streams and functional-style programming? #bookreview

The Joy of Clojure – This fine 2nd edition makes learning a Lisp dialect fun (well, almost) – #bookreview

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The Joy of Clojure, 2nd Edition Michael Fogus and Chris Houser (Manning – paperback) Several times, I had played with Clojure and considered learning it. But I kept deciding it looked too weird, required too many parentheses and put its operators in strange places. Furthermore, it has always ranked low on the assorted lists of … Continue reading The Joy of Clojure – This fine 2nd edition makes learning a Lisp dialect fun (well, almost) – #bookreview

Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

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Making Sense of NoSQL A Guide for Managers and the Rest of Us Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly (Manning, paperback) This is NOT a how-to guide for learning to use NoSQL software and build NoSQL databases. It is a meaty, well-structured overview aimed primarily at “technical managers, [software] architects, and developers.” However, it also is … Continue reading Making Sense of NoSQL – A balanced, well-written overview – #bigdata #bookreview

Functional JavaScript – Applying functional techniques and Underscore.js – #programming #bookreview

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Functional JavaScript Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js Michael Fogus (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) When I first started tinkering with JavaScript, object-oriented programming (OOP) was the rage, and JavaScript frequently was touted as one of the key object-oriented languages. After all, according to many online descriptions, almost everything within JavaScript “is OO.” Now, in this enjoyable … Continue reading Functional JavaScript – Applying functional techniques and Underscore.js – #programming #bookreview

Introducing Erlang – A gentle, effective guide to a challenging programming language – #bookreview

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Introducing Erlang Simon St. Laurent (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) Erlang has come a long way since it began its odd life in the 1980s as a programming language for telephone switching systems, specifically Swedish-made, Ericsson telephone switching systems. Today, the language and its Open Telecom Platform libraries are gaining new converts among serious practitioners of … Continue reading Introducing Erlang – A gentle, effective guide to a challenging programming language – #bookreview

Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition – The virtues of concurrency and functional style – #bookreview #in #programming

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Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition Stuart Halloway and Aaron Bedra (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback, list price $35.00) Clojure is yet another computer programming language with an odd name and many followers. For example, Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, an award-winning author and founder of Agile Developer, Inc., has called Clojure “a beautiful, elegant, and very powerful language on the JVM [Java … Continue reading Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition – The virtues of concurrency and functional style – #bookreview #in #programming