Functional Programming

SpiralTrain BV

In the course Functional Programming the basic principles of functional programming are discussed and illustrated with examples.

Price

from €850

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Not specified

Kind

Training

Subject

Automation and IT, Training and education

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Description

Intro Functional Programming The course starts with a discussion of the background of functional programming in the lambda calculus. In the functional programming paradigm a program is built from functions that perform operations on the arguments. Functional Characteristics Modern languages ​​such as Java, Python, Scala and JavaScript are equipped with functional features but are not entirely based on them. Pure Functional Languages​​ Programming languages ​​based entirely on this paradigm are Erlang, F♯, Haskell, Lisp and ML. Side Effects The course covers how functions do not cause side effects in purely functional programming languages. These are effects that affect more than the result of the function, such as changing a global variable. Variables that serve as an accumulator, counter or control variable have no place in a functional language. Map and Reduce Also attention is paid to characteristic functional concepts such as immutable data, clojures and map and reduce algorithms. Functions and Style Additionally the course Functional Programming covers the various types of functions such as first class functions, higher order functions and lambda functions.