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| | In this post, I'm going to attempt to explain what closures are and how to use them. Many modern (and some not-so-modern) programming languages contain support for closures, but for the purposes of this article I'm going to be using JavaScript. I've chosen JavaScript for a few reasons: Ubiquity: If you have a web browser then you have a JavaScript interpreter Simplicity: JavaScript is conceptually a fairly simple language (especially if you limit yourself to its Good Parts), compared to other dynamic scripting languages such as Python and Ruby Familiarity: If you've used any of the C family of languages (e.
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| | Lambda expressions, also known as arrow functions, are a fundamental feature in JavaScript. Learn about the advantages of Javascript Lambda functions, examples and more.
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| | Purpose of this post is to providea glimpse of the new features included in Java 8 that shiftthis language towards a more Functional Programming paradigm. But before, let's define what we understand for Functional Programming (FP). Functional programming key characteristics include: Higher Order Functions Pure Functions and Immutability Tail Call Recursion Higher Order Functions for a FP language means that functions are considered first class citizens, allowing the programmer to use them as any other value the language defines, for example, a Function value:
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