Object-oriented programming makes code understandable by encapsulating moving parts. Functional programming makes code understandable by minimizing moving parts.
— Michael Feathers, author of Working with Legacy Code, via Twitter
Working in a particular abstraction every day causes it to seep gradually into your brain, influencing the way you solve problems. One of the goals of this series is to illustrate a functional way of looking at typical problems. For this and the next installment, I tackle code reuse via refactoring and the attendant abstraction impact.
Showing posts with label Functional Programming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Functional Programming. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Functional thinking: Coupling and composition, Part 1 | IBM developerWorks
Functional thinking: Coupling and composition, Part 1
Friday, September 2, 2011
Making It More Functional | KodefuGuru
Making It More Functional
Ted Neward goes through a code kata with several programming paradigms in the latest Working Programmer column. Being a coding polyglot is all the rage nowadays, and understanding multiple paradigms is essential to being a well-rounded developer. Ted goes through procedural style, modifies it to be object-oriented, demonstrates how to use meta and then dynamic programming. Finally, he makes it more functional. The proposed solution adds an aspect of functional programming, but it can be taken further.
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