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Functional Programming for Java Developers: Tools for Better Concurrency, Abstraction, and Agility
by
Dean Wampler (Goodreads Author)
Software development today is embracing functional programming (FP), whether it's for writing concurrent programs or for managing Big Data. Where does that leave Java developers? This concise book offers a pragmatic, approachable introduction to FP for Java developers or anyone who uses an object-oriented language.
Dean Wampler, Java expert and author of Programming Scala ( ...more
Dean Wampler, Java expert and author of Programming Scala ( ...more
Paperback, 90 pages
Published
August 2nd 2011
by O'Reilly Media
(first published January 1st 2011)
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This book tries to explain functional programming's concepts in simple language, using Java to illustrate them (although this isn't best language to do this). Book provides overview of main concepts & approaches, and tries to explain when functional approaches are better than "standard" object-oriented (for example, for concurrent programs)...
I will use this book to convince our Java & C++ developers to look onto world of functional programming, and although they probably won't switch to ...more
I will use this book to convince our Java & C++ developers to look onto world of functional programming, and although they probably won't switch to ...more
If you want to learn and apply functional programming in Java, you should probably learn guava or other similar libraries. They did a much better job in explaining ideas and provide real tools for you to use. I feel the author seemingly has good intention: to introduce some flavor of FP to java programmers, but lack the time or effort to actually do it. The book frequently refer to other language features and refer to Scala and Akka when details are needed. It does not feel convincing or committ
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Having some humble experience in the area (mainly from the university), I expected to see some advanced FP concepts applied in Java. Instead, most of the book is a very basic tutorial. Additionally, it seems that (even with the new lambda syntax) Java blows for functional programming. The moral of the story, and the (not so) hidden message in the book, is that you should try Scala, Clojure or even JRuby, if you want bearable experience with FP on the JVM. Nevertheless, the book covers some inter
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The book is good for all the people who have never got in touch with functional programming and have always worked mostly with object-oriented languages. The main terms and the basic features are explained in a good and understandable way and the examples are really good, too. It's can be read in a single night, so try it !
I feel like I still don't have a clue about what real functional programs look like. A nice and easy read, though.
Good intentions, but from my point of view, poor resolution.
I didn't find it specially pedagogical, I missed deeper explanations, more clear examples, etc.
Sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend it.
I didn't find it specially pedagogical, I missed deeper explanations, more clear examples, etc.
Sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend it.
My own thoughts echo other reviewers of this book. While it's potentially useful for getting Java devs to think more functionally, the end results look unreadable to most Java devs. It's shoehorning an alien concept (for now) into the language. Sure, you can kind of sort of do it, but should you?
I've implemented a number of "functional esque" methods in my current work project (independent of this book, but similar end results), and I wouldn't argue that the basic forms are more concise or more ...more
I've implemented a number of "functional esque" methods in my current work project (independent of this book, but similar end results), and I wouldn't argue that the basic forms are more concise or more ...more
I really wonder what purpose this book serves. In my opinion this book was all over the place.
I was expecting to see examples in Java lambdas, however it had some convoluted examples in pre-Java 8 code.
He touches on a new FP concept, but then without explaining it in detail, he moves on to something else.
If you want to learn FP concepts or FP in Java, there are plenty of other books.
The good thing I found in this book is, it has only 88 pages.
I was expecting to see examples in Java lambdas, however it had some convoluted examples in pre-Java 8 code.
He touches on a new FP concept, but then without explaining it in detail, he moves on to something else.
If you want to learn FP concepts or FP in Java, there are plenty of other books.
The good thing I found in this book is, it has only 88 pages.
This book does a good job on explaining basic functional programming concepts to Java programmers. For those who never saw FP, I really recommend this book. It is short and straight forward, so it is worth the time reading it.
I like that is: How to code functional with java! I thought it was an introduction to scala or another functional language presented in a way easy to understand by a java dev. But this is much better.
an impressive small book of important concepts
It's a required reading for all Java programming.
A great primer for JavaScript.
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