[Engineering] [Talk] What is functional programming? (17')

Mon Apr 18 18:33:41 UTC 2016

This is great! Functional programming is really awesome. Your video
reminded me of an exemplary, longer form talk by the AngularJS guy on
dependency seams and testing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEhu57pih5w

It's a little longer but a life changer if you haven't thought about
testability in depth.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 2:41 AM, Joaquin Oltra Hernandez <
jhernandez at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> I've come across this lovely little talk (british accent +1) that explains
> what is functional programming quite clearly in my opinion. Worth a watch.
>
> Kris Jenkins: What is Functional Programming?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQRtTSIpye4
>
> Takeaway: Functional programming is about eliminating side-effects where
> you can, controlling them where you cant.
>
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