The Functional Programmer's Toolkit - Scott Wlaschin

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as the best beginner-friendly introduction to monoids, monads and other FP vocabulary.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

NDC Conferences

Topic

functional programming

Format

talk

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2021

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From the original HN conversations

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• On the same note, I recently shared a link[0] to his great beginner talk on functional programming languages. This was by far the best introduction to monoid, monads and few other functional programming terms. Direct youtube[1] for those who don't want to click twice :) …

• Same speaker, newer presentations: Functional Design Patterns - Scott Wlaschin (2017) from NDC Conferences [LINK] The Functional Programmer's Toolkit - Scott Wlaschin (2019) [VIDEO]

• More of a comment on the author, I've found his other articles enlightening, useful as both introductions to functional programming ideas and as comprehensive deep dives demonstrating their intuitive nature both in code and contextual application. A lot of the articles in conjunction with some …