A Skeptics Guide to Functional Style JavaScript

Explore functional style JavaScript in this 49-minute conference talk by Jonathan Mills. Delve into key concepts like purity, higher-order functions, and currying while learning how to write clean, maintainable, and reusable code. Gain insights into the world of functional programming, understand the meaning of 'no side effects', and demystify terms like 'monad'. Discover how to leverage functions as first-class objects in JavaScript and acquire the knowledge to discern between useful patterns and hype. Walk away with a solid understanding of where functional programming concepts are beneficial and where they may not be applicable in modern JavaScript development.

Intro
Functional programming
Functional style JavaScript
The tooling
Europe at night
Looking at some code
Simplifying the code
Pure functions
Less complexity
Immutable
Chaining
Currying
Monads
Identity Monad