Functional Programming Patterns in Scala and Clojure: Write Lean Programs for the JVM

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bevilacqua-Linn, Michael, Author.

Series:

Pragmatic programmers Functional programming patterns in Scala and Clojure

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Functional programming (Computer science).

Clojure (Computer program language).

Scala (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Write lean programs for the JVM

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Pragmatic Bookshelf The Imprint 2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Solve real-life programming problems with a fraction of the code that pure object-oriented programming requires. Use Scala and Clojure to solve in-depth problems with two sets of patterns: object-oriented patterns that become more concise with functional programming, and natively functional patterns. Your code will be more declarative, with fewer bugs and lower maintenance costs. Functional languages have their own patterns that enable you to solve problems with less code than object-oriented programming alone. This book introduces you, the experienced Java programmer, to Scala and Clojure: practical, production-quality languages that run on the JVM and interoperate with existing Java. By using both the statically typed, type-inferred Scala and the dynamically typed, modern Lisp Clojure, you'll gain a broad understanding of functional programming. For each pattern, you'll first see the traditional object-oriented solution, and then dig into the functional replacements in both Scala and Clojure. These patterns are common in the functional world and deserve to become part of your problem-solving toolkit. On the object-oriented side, you'll see many common patterns, such as Command, Strategy, and Null Object. On the functional side, you'll learn core functional patterns such as Memoization, Lazy Sequence, and Tail Recursion. Each pattern helps you solve a common programming problem. Working through them gives you a set of patterns you can use to solve problems you come across while writing programs. Finally, you'll learn how to work your existing Java code into new Scala or Clojure projects. You can start off small, adding functional code little by little, so you can complement your existing knowledge with Scala and Clojure as these languages gain popularity on the JVM.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781941222416

1941222412

9781937785475

1937785475

OCLC:

893436779