The first part focuses on fundamental concepts and techniques used in functional programming, such as referential transparency, purity, laziness, functional data structures, etc.

Functional programming concepts and terminology Functional programming is a programming style in which computations are codified as functional programming functions.

So far, the concepts we’ve covered do little to indicate how powerful the basic building blocks of functional programming are when combined.

Microsoft's efforts to push dynamic and functional programming into the mainstream are one of many signs that the art of software development is enjoying a profound renaissance.

Functional programming is a significant paradigm shift in the software world over the past 10 years. Slowly but surely, it has moved from a niche feature of a few uncommonly used languages to a ...