Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript - Anjana Vakil - JSUnconf

Anjana Vakil, a former English teacher turned software developer, shares her journey of learning functional programming in JavaScript.

• functional programming is a paradigm where functions are central, focusing on inputs and outputs rather than objects or steps.
• functional programming in JavaScript can be beneficial for simplifying code, avoiding bugs, and leveraging a supportive community.
• Key concepts include using functions for everything, avoiding side effects, and utilizing pure functions.
• higher-order functions, like Map, Reduce, and Filter, are essential for functional programming.
• Immutable data structures and persistent data structures are recommended to avoid mutability and improve efficiency.
• Libraries like Mori and Immutable.js can be used in JavaScript for functional programming.
• Additional resources, like Underscore and Lodash, are available for functional programming in JavaScript.
• The speaker recommends exploring functional programming as a complementary approach to object-oriented programming, depending on the problem at hand.

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• Audience questions touch on topics like concurrency, non-blocking functions, and the usage of Map functions.