Название: Functional Programming with C#: Create More Supportable, Robust, and Testable Code (Final)
Автор: Simon J. Painter
Издательство: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Год: 2023
Страниц: 434
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, mobi, epub (true)
Размер: 22.2 MB

After decades of relative obscurity, functional programming is finally coming into its own. With concise, easy-to-read code that supports asynchronous, concurrent processing, aspects of functional programming have begun to appear in several traditionally object-oriented languages such as C# and Java. This practical book shows C# programmers how to use functional programming features without having to navigate an entirely new language.

Because of the shared runtime environment common to C# and F# languages, it's possible to use most of F#'s functional features in C# as well. Author Simon J. Painter explains how you can write functional code in C# right away, without having to install dependencies or features newer than .NET 3. You'll learn why functional programming concepts can bring immediate benefit to your work.

• Learn what functional programming is and how it originated
• Discover features of the functional paradigm using a more familiar language
• Start coding functionally in C# right away, without relying on third-party libraries
• Write code that's more robust, less error prone, and easier to test
• Examine less conventional ways to look at structures available in C#
• Explore the practicalities of using functional C# in a business environment

Who Should Read This Book?
This book is intended for developers—whether professional, student, or hobbyist—who already have a basic grounding in C#. You don’t need to be an expert but do need to be familiar with the basics and feel comfortable putting together at least a relatively simply C# application. Some more advanced .NET topics are covered, but I’ll provide explanations when they come up. This book has been written with a few categories of people in mind:

• Those of you who have learned the basics of C# but want to find ways to take your learning further via more advanced techniques for writing better, more robust code.
• .NET developers who have heard of FP and perhaps even know what it is, but want to know how to get started writing code that way in C#.
• F# developers looking for ways to keep using the functional toys you’re used to.
• Those migrating to .NET from another functional, or functional-supporting, language (like Java).
• Anyone who really, truly loves coding. If you spend all day writing code in the office, then come home to write more for fun, this book is probably for you.