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Functional Programming with C#

You're reading from   Functional Programming with C# Unlock coding brilliance with the power of functional magic

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781805122685
Length 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Foundations of Functional Programming in C# FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Functional Programming 3. Chapter 2: Expressions and Statements 4. Chapter 3: Pure Functions and Side Effects 5. Chapter 4: Honest Functions, Null, and Option 6. Part 2:Advanced Functional Techniques
7. Chapter 5: Error Handling 8. Chapter 6: Higher-Order Functions and Delegates 9. Chapter 7: Functors and Monads 10. Part 3:Practical Functional Programming
11. Chapter 8: Recursion and Tail Calls 12. Chapter 9: Currying and Partial Application 13. Chapter 10: Pipelines and Composition 14. Part 4:Conclusion and Future Directions
15. Chapter 11: Reflecting and Looking Ahead 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Expressions and Statements

Welcome to the first hands-on chapter of our journey! In this chapter, we are going to discuss expressions and statements, lambda expressions, and expression trees. These are the topics we will cover:

  • Understanding the difference between expressions and statements
  • Writing clear and declarative code using expressions
  • Utilizing expression-bodied members, lambda expressions, anonymous methods, and local functions effectively
  • Manipulating expressions at runtime using expression trees

Before we dive in, I want to tell you that I value your time, so most of the chapters will start with assessment tasks. These tasks are not meant to be solved all the time and are aimed to help you measure your existing understanding of the topic. If these tasks are no-brainers for you, you might want to skip the chapter for now. And vice versa, if the tasks are quite challenging for you, you might want to dedicate more time and effort to the chapter. At...

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