Functional-Light-JS VS lodash

Functional-Light JS

And if you want to get to the "advanced" level of Javascript => https://github.com/getify/functional-light-js

I didn't really understand FP until I read Functional Light JavaScript by getify/Kyle Simpson. It is so well written and approachable by mere mortal coders. I'm not an FP wizard, but it is the coding paradigm I mostly use now. I've even adapted some aspects (e.g. composability) to the CSS I write using `var()`.

You can buy the book or read it on GitHub:

http://fljsbook.com/

https://github.com/getify/functional-light-js

Now he taught himself functional programming and GAVE ME HOMEWORK. I'm supposed to read this https://github.com/getify/Functional-Light-JS

Whenever I come across a cool concept in Computer Science, I try to think how to use it in real life scenarios. I've recently read Kyle Simpson's highly recommended book "Functional-Light JavaScript" that manages somehow to be thorough, innovative and fun to read at the same time. Near the end of the book Simpson discusses Monads, and demonstrates the concept with a cute example that is also a parable about the importance of humility and knowledge sharing. While I found this lesson valuable, I tried to come up with an example that could be useful in a real project.

They can, and they do quite nicely. A common approach is to be functional until it is no longer practical or efficient or fun, then wrap it in an imperative style. This is what Kyle Simpson imparts in Functional Light JS.

I came across two resources recently which have helped me think through pragmatic functional programming in JavaScript. The first is this talk by Richard Feldman that does a great job of explaining the why of functional programming. The second is this book by Kyle Simpson which proposes a flavor of functional programming that is practical in JavaScript. There are certain areas where my opinions differ from Kyle's, but this book introduces pragmatic functional programming from first principals. Also check out the Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming.

Lodash.js is like the Swiss Army knife for JavaScript developers. Need to manipulate data structures or dabble in functional programming? Lodash is here to save the day with its arsenal of utilities. It's all about making your code cleaner and your life easier, which is probably why big guns like Google and Airbnb have it in their toolkit.

lodash - utility library enabling things like deep object comparison that aren't easy to do with javascript out of the box. docs

Lodash is a widely used JavaScript utility library that provides a plethora of functions to simplify common programming tasks. From manipulating arrays and objects to handling edge cases and implementing functional programming paradigms, Lodash offers a comprehensive toolkit for JavaScript developers. In this beginner's guide, we'll learn how to get started with Lodash and leverage its functionality to write cleaner, more efficient, and more maintainable code.

5. Lodash

If you want even more sophisticated equality checks like deep comparisons, there's the: lodash.iseQual library that'll do this for you out of the box. At least now you do have a bit of clarity on what's happening under the hood, so there's no harm in using a library.

It's also important to ensure that you're importing libraries correctly, so webpack can perform tree shaking effectively. For example, let's import lodash, as follows:

Lodash is awesome! It’s a JavaScript library that helps you do many things with data. You can use Lodash to manipulate arrays, objects, JavaScript strings, numbers, and more. It’s easy to get Lodash in your project. You can use npm or a CDN to install and import it. Here’s how:

Think of RxJS as Lodash for events.

lodash and You Might Not Need Lodash

A lot of Lodash functions are implemented as combinations of other Lodash functions, so importing a single function actually imports half of Lodash under the hood:

https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/main/src/.internal/bas...