num_pages: 177
description: Learning the syntax of a new language is easy but learning to think under a different paradigm is difficult. This practical guide from renowned software architect Neal Ford helps you transition from a Java-writing imperative programmer to a functional programmer using Java Clojure and Scala as examples.Rather than focus on specific language features Functional Thinking looks at a variety of common practices in OOP languages and then shows you how to solve the same problems with a functional language. For instance you know how to achieve code-reuse in Java via mechanisms such as inheritance and polymorphism. Code reuse is also possible in functional languages using high-order functions composition and multi-methods.Ford encourages you to value results over steps so you can begin to think like a functional programmer. Expect your mind to be bent but youll finish with a much better understanding of both the syntax and semantics of functional languages.
language: English
title: Functional Thinking: Paradigm Over Syntax
publisher: O'Reilly Media