In previous post, Arrow Functor with contramap, we have seen how to opreating on params before we invoke the function by using Arrow + contramap. It happens before function get inovked, before we get result. We can say this opreation happens on the l…

What is Arrow Functor? Arrow is a Profunctor that lifts a function of type a -> b and allows for lazy execution of the function. Arrow can be considered a Strong Profunctorif the underlying data running through the Arrow is a Pair, typically in the f…

1. Functional programming treats computation as the evaluation of mathematical and avoids state and mutable data. Scala encourages an expression-oriented programming(EOP) 1) In expression-oriented programming every statement is an expression. A state…

Functions in Java Prior to the introduction of Lambda Expressions feature in version 8, Java had long been known as a purely object-oriented programming language. "Everything is an Object" is the philosophy deep in the language design. Objects a…

Lifting Now, let's review map from another perspective. map :: (T -> R) -> [T] -> [R] accepts 2 parameters, a function f :: T -> R and a list list :: [T]. [T] is a generic type paramterized by T, it's not the same as T, but definitely shares s…

background In pursuit of a real-world application, let’s say we need an e-commerce web applicationfor a mail-order coffee bean company. They sell several types of coffee and in differentquantities, both of which affect the price. Imperative methods F…

In this blog post I will talk about the changes coming in Angular 2 that will improve its support for functional programming. Angular 2 is still in active development, so all the examples are WIP. Please focus on the capabilities and ideas, and not t…

It is really important to understand function signature in functional programming. The the code example below: const map = fn => anyFunctor => anyFunctor.map(fn); 'map' is pointfree version of any founctor's map, for example: Maybe.of('maybe').map(t…

今天开会提到了函数式编程,针对不同类型的百年城方式,查阅了一部分资料,展示如下: 编程语言一直到近代,从汇编到C到Java,都是站在计算机的角度,考虑CPU的运行模式和运行效率,以求通过设计一个高效的编程语言,作为人与计算机之间沟通的桥梁.因为计算机本质上是串行执行一个个指令流,因此编程语言也被设计为命令式编程(Imperative Programming),先算什么再算什么,怎么输入怎么计算怎么输出,全部由编程人员决定. 后来,大家发现冯·诺伊曼结构将数据和指令平等化的思想能够帮助我们更好地对…

引言 OK.时间非常快又过去了一周.第一周有五一假期所以感觉时间绰绰有余,这周中间没有假期仅仅能靠晚上加周末的时间来消化,事实上还是有点紧张呢! 后来发现每堂课的视频还有相应的课件(Slide).字幕(subtitles)能够下载.这样下载视频学习和在线学习就仅仅差课程中间的Exercise了 Week 2主要讲函数,函数在Scala里是first-class citizen,能够在随意域内出现.这门课事实上也是在借Scala来讲函数式编程原理. 好了,不多说.进入习题解析. 这周的作业主要是使…