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Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

By : Jansen
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Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript

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By: Jansen

Overview of this book

Functional programming is a powerful programming paradigm that can help you to write better code. However, learning functional programming can be complicated, and the existing literature is often too complex for beginners. This book is an approachable introduction to functional programming and reactive programming with TypeScript for readers without previous experience in functional programming with JavaScript, TypeScript , or any other programming language. The book will help you understand the pros, cons, and core principles of functional programming in TypeScript. It will explain higher order functions, referential transparency, functional composition, and monads with the help of effective code examples. Using TypeScript as a functional programming language, you’ll also be able to brush up on your knowledge of applying functional programming techniques, including currying, laziness, and immutability, to real-world scenarios. By the end of this book, you will be confident when it comes to using core functional and reactive programming techniques to help you build effective applications with TypeScript.
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5
The Runtime – Closures and Prototypes

Callbacks and higher-order functions

In TypeScript, functions can be passed as arguments to another function. Functions can also be returned by another function. A function passed to another as an argument is known as a callback. A function that accepts functions as parameters (callbacks) or returns functions is known as a higher-order function.

Callback are usually anonymous functions. They can be declared before they are passed to the higher-order function, as demonstrated by the following example:

var myCallback = function() { // callback
console.log("foo");
}

function bar(cb: () => void) { // higher order function
console.log("bar");
cb();
}

bar(myCallback); // prints "bar" then prints "foo"

Callbacks can also be declared inline, at the same point in which they are passed to a higher-order function, as demonstrated by the following...

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