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Today, JavaScript (JS) is a mainstream programming language. A number of Web apps written in it have grown tremendously over the last years. Almost every Web app has JS in it since modern Web browsers support it natively, and nothing else. Modern JS apps are getting bigger and more complex. To write these apps in the traditional imperative style is becoming more and more difficult. Functional programming approach brings many advantages for large-scale development. We will have a look at what those advantages might be, and which FP patterns and techniques could be especially useful for JS development.
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Sobolev, A., Zykov, S. (2020). Functional Programming Patterns in JavaScript. In: Czarnowski, I., Howlett, R., Jain, L. (eds) Intelligent Decision Technologies 2019. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 142. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8311-3_26
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