As a software developer, you will probably have at least once a month a discussion about Functional Programming (FP) vs Oriented Object Programming (OOP). Of course, it’s always about the context, I already talked about it.But thanks to Samir Talwar, I had new insights recently on this topic that I […]
If you want lots of reaction when you tweet, a sure recipe is to talk about Object Oriented Programming (OOP) vs Functional Programming (FP). Let’s throw the cat among the pigeons, with another blog post on the Internet giving personal perspective on OOP vs FP. I’m far from being a […]
If you have grasped the mathematical basics, and if you have understood what’s a monoid, you are ready to discover monads. Of course, we’ll continue to have fun with F#. There are tons of approaches trying to explain what monads are. Personally, I found out once I understood the problem […]
Let’s have some fun with F#. Through example, we will discover together what are monoids, and why they could be useful. All the following code can be found online. Function composition example with integers We now all agree about what’s function composition. We all know what are integers. So, let’s […]
You remember that Functional Programming (FP) is all about function composition? But what’s composition by the way? Let’s explain it here with a few other useful concepts for FP, and go one step further in monads understanding. Integer composition A composition of integer in mathematics is a way of writing […]
I’m so used to functions in my daily job as software programmer that I was sure to know what it is. As often I was wrong, let me tell you why. Function and relation I intuitively called a function anything in my code with an input and an output. I […]
In this post, I would like to share why I think the functional paradigm is such a big deal, and why it is worthwhile to learn about it, no matter which technology you are using. Functional Programming Roots Functional Programming (FP) is deeply rooted in maths, and is intimidating because […]
Since a while I wander how to write another blog on the internet trying to explain what’s a monad. The problem is well known, as soon as you understand what a monad is, you lose the ability to explain it. The good news is that I still don’t fully understand […]