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Learning Functional Programming in Go

You're reading from   Learning Functional Programming in Go Change the way you approach your applications using functional programming in Go

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787281394
Length 670 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Pure Functional Programming in Go 2. Manipulating Collections FREE CHAPTER 3. Using High-Order Functions 4. SOLID Design in Go 5. Adding Functionality with Decoration 6. Applying FP at the Architectural Level 7. Functional Parameters 8. Increasing Performance Using Pipelining 9. Functors, Monoids, and Generics 10. Monads, Type Classes, and Generics 11. Category Theory That Applies 12. Miscellaneous Information and How-Tos

Category theory


Category theory is a branch of mathematics that deals with structure, rather than with particulars. It deals with the kinds of structures that make programs composable.

Category theory is a branch of mathematics that is similar to Set theory. A basic example of a category is the category of sets, where the objects are sets and the arrows are functions from one set to another. Objects of a category need are typically sets, and arrows are typically functions. Any way of formalizing a mathematical concept so that it meets the basic conditions on the behavior of objects and arrows is a valid category.

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I could not find an easy-to-understand resource for learning category theory. Most of what's out there is geared toward mathematicians. Though I did take a good number of advanced math classes in college, I am not a practicing mathematician. While understanding the logical and mathematical formalism is important (and we'll cover the enough to be conversant), what I really wanted...

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