Ebook: Functional Programming For Dummies

"Especially for nondevelopers, functional programing can be the perfect tool for coding an endless variety of problems. If you've been afraid that the paradigm was too complex, this book will quickly dispel those fears. You'll see how functional programming processes are used to derive, analyze, and prove the worth of algorithms; explore the differences in Haskell abd Python and learn when to use pure and impure approaches; see why functional programming is vital for AI and gaming applications; and put your new skills to work."--;Introducing functional programming -- Getting and using Python -- Getting and using Haskell -- Defining the functional differences -- Understanding the role of Lambda calculus -- Working with lists and strings -- Performing pattern matching -- Using recursive functions -- Advancing with higher-order functions -- Dealing with types -- Performing basic I/O -- Handling the command line -- Dealing with files -- Working with binary data -- Dealing with common datasets -- Handling errors in Haskell -- Handling errors in Python -- Ten must-have Haskell libraries -- Ten (plus) must-have Python packages -- Ten occupation areas that use functional programming.