Functional JavaScript

Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.Js?

Michael Fogus

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English

O'Reilly Media
18 June 2013

Computing & IT; Web programming

While some web developers dismiss JavaScript as a flawed language, this succinct book shows you how to make the best of it by practicing a functional style of JavaScript programming. Written by Michael Fogus - a core contributor to Clojure and ClojureScript, and author of The Joy of Clojure (Manning) - this book is packed with not only the how of functional programming, but also the why. Each topic illustrated with pointed examples. You'll also get a thorough reference to the Underscore.js library and its idioms, including: Closures

Applicative programming

Laziness

Immutability

Higher-order functions

Purity

Combinators

Currying and partial application

By: Michael Fogus
Imprint: O'Reilly Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9781449360726
ISBN 10: 1449360726
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 18 June 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Michael Fogus is software developer with experience in distributed simulation, machine vision, and expert systems construction. He's actively involved in the Clojure and Scala communities.