Episode 393: JSJ 388: Functional Programming with Brian Lonsdorf
JavaScript Jabber
English - September 03, 2019 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB - ★★★★ - 58 ratingsHow To Education Technology javascript programming browser internet web programmer developer framework front end node Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Panel
Aimee Knight
Chris Buecheler
AJ O’Neal
With Special Guest: Brian Lonsdorf
Episode Summary
Brian Lonsdorf works for Salesforce, specializes in functional programming, and wrote a book called Professor Frisby’s Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming. Brian talks about when he got into functional programming and when in their career others should be exposed to it. He talks about the fundamental tenets of functional programming (static mathematical functions), how it differs from object oriented programming, and how to manipulate data in a functional environment. The panel wonders if it is possible to use functional and object oriented programming together and discuss the functional core imperative shell. Brian talks about what is ‘super functional’ and why JavaScript isn’t, but includes methods for making it work. He shares some of the trade-offs he’s found while doing functional programming. Brian defines a monad and goes over some of the common questions he gets about functional programming, such as how to model an app using functional programming. The show concludes with Brian talking about some of the work he’s been doing in AI and machine learning.
Links
Functional core, imperative shell
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming
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Aimee Knight:
Chris Buecheler:
AJ O’Neal:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Brian Lonsdorf:
Follow Brian @drboolean
Special Guest: Brian Lonsdorf.
Sponsors
Sentry– use the code “devchat” for $100 credit
Panel
Aimee Knight
Chris Buecheler
AJ O’Neal
With Special Guest: Brian Lonsdorf
Episode Summary
Brian Lonsdorf works for Salesforce, specializes in functional programming, and wrote a book called Professor Frisby’s Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming. Brian talks about when he got into functional programming and when in their career others should be exposed to it. He talks about the fundamental tenets of functional programming (static mathematical functions), how it differs from object oriented programming, and how to manipulate data in a functional environment. The panel wonders if it is possible to use functional and object oriented programming together and discuss the functional core imperative shell. Brian talks about what is ‘super functional’ and why JavaScript isn’t, but includes methods for making it work. He shares some of the trade-offs he’s found while doing functional programming. Brian defines a monad and goes over some of the common questions he gets about functional programming, such as how to model an app using functional programming. The show concludes with Brian talking about some of the work he’s been doing in AI and machine learning.
Links
Functional core, imperative shell
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming
Follow DevChat on Facebook and Twitter
Picks
Aimee Knight:
Chris Buecheler:
AJ O’Neal:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Brian Lonsdorf:
Follow Brian @drboolean
Special Guest: Brian Lonsdorf.