num_pages: 260
description: 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 Fogusa 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. Youll also get a thorough reference to the Underscore.js library and its idioms including:ClosuresApplicative programmingLazinessImmutabilityHigher-order functionsPurityCombinatorsCurrying and partial application
language: English
title: Functional JavaScript: Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js
publisher: O'Reilly Media