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In this first episode we discuss the big picture ideas that make functional programming distinct from other styles of programming.  No experience required! If you're interested in learning what the fuss is about, this is the episode to start with.

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Transcription provided by Eric Inman
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1: Overview Of Functional Programming

Wrapping up our grand tour of functional programming we go into more depth about the benefits of a functional first language.

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Show Notes:
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Value-Values
http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fheeris.id.au%2F2013%2Fthis-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer%2F&h=5AQHAs9rP
http://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/

2: Overview of Functional Programming part 2

This time around we'll be talking over the core benefits of FP and why you might want to consider its use in your projects.

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Show Notes:
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries
http://blog.ploeh.dk/2015/08/17/when-x-y-and-z-are-great-variable-names/

3: Why FP?

This episode we discuss the ins and outs of higher-order functions. If you've never heard of them don't fear they're not as scary as they sound, in fact you're probably already using them!

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4: Higher-Order Functions

This time we tackle the thorny issue of how you get anything done when you're not allowed to change anything. If the idea of immutability seems strange or even impossible, then we've got you covered.

5: Immutability

To write a program is to deal with uncertainty. Sometimes it feels like there's nothing we can count on and null (or undefined) is as pervasive as any other construct in our languages. However this does not have to be! LambdaCast dives into the thorny problem of null, and more broadly the potential for values not to exist and offers up some alternatives.

Aaron's "and then" reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkdyU_eUm1U

6: Null And Friends

Abstraction takes on a different meaning amongst functional programmers. This episode we dig into how parametric polymorphism is an essential tool in developing well behaved abstractions that transcend simply being a solution to your individual problem.

John Degoes polymorphism post
http://degoes.net/articles/insufficiently-polymorphic

When x, y, and z are great variable names
http://blog.ploeh.dk/2015/08/17/when-x-y-and-z-are-great-variable-names/

9: Polymorphism And Abstraction

Partial application and currying are a feature that is often mysterious to the uninitiated. Why do functional programmers care about such a seemingly useless thing? Partial application is an important part of the "FP toolkit" and we'll why and provide use cases for the importance of having partial application.

Simple made easy - https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy
Scott Wlaschin https://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/fppatterns/ 
https://vimeo.com/113588389  - OO Patterns to FP Patterns talk

Lodash/fp - https://github.com/lodash/lodash/wiki/FP-Guide
Ramda - http://ramdajs.com/

10: Partial Application

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C# Maybe(and lots more)
https://github.com/louthy/language-ext

Immutable Collections API 
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt452182(v=vs.111).aspx

Elm Language
http://elm-lang.org/

PureScript Language
http://www.purescript.org/

11: Aaron's C# Story

Into the icy maw of category theory starting with Monoids! In reality we find out it's not actually all that scary and there are some really fantastic things that we gain by understanding these basic categorical concepts.

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Show Notes:

Haskell Diagrams library
http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams/doc/quickstart.html
https://vimeo.com/84104226

Chris Wilson pointed out that Haskell's Typeclassopedia has a nice chart of the relationship between Haskell's implementation of many categorical structures: https://wiki.haskell.org/wikiupload/d/df/Typeclassopedia-diagram.png

12: Monoids

Jonas Bonér, CTO of LightBend and creator Akka, discusses using Akka when developing distributed systems. He talks about the Actor Model, and how every Microservice needs to be viewed as a system to be successful. 

Why listen to this podcast:

 - Akka is JVM-based framework design for developing distributed systems leveraging the Actor Model - an approach for writing concurrent systems that treat actors as universal primitives and the most successful model with abstraction has been streaming
 - Circuit breakers in Akka are a backup and retry policy; they protect you by capturing failure data and allow you to roll back 
 - Every Microservice needs to be viewed as a system, it needs to have multiple parts that run on different machines in order to function and be fully resilient - thus is a Microsystem
 - Two different trends have emerged when it comes to hardware and environments: one is the trend toward Multi-core, the is a movement toward virtualized environments and the cloud
 - Saga pattern of managing long running transactions in a distributed system fits very well with messaging style architectures

Notes and links can be found on: http://bit.ly/2kwB2eB

Akka
The Actor Model
When Akka and the Actor Model is the perfect choice
Circuit breakers patterns in distributed systems
Two trends toward Multi-core
Reactive Manifesto
Event Driven vs. Message Driven
Reactive Programming and Streams
Microliths to Microsystems
What do you have to get right before you start trying to deploy a distributed systems?
Working with ML / AI at Lightbend to understand tracing through distributed system
Saga Pattern

More on this:
Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2kwB2eB

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Show Notes

Jonas Bonér on the Actor Model, Akka, Reactive Programming, Microservices and Distributed Systems

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Algebraic Data Types (ADTs) are one of the most distinguishing features of statically typed functional languages. Come learn why they exist, how you can use them, and how they change your design. 

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Show Notes:

Denotational Design with the example of a Poker game
https://fsharpforfunandprofit.com/ddd/

13: ADTs

The kind of type system a functional language uses has a large impact on the way you use that language. In this episode we discuss the tradeoffs involved in using a static or dynamic language.

Our patreon sponsors this month:

Javier Troconis
Andrew Newman
Derek Morr
Olov Johansson

Show Notes:

Philip Wadler Talk: https://www.infoq.com/presentations/category-theory-propositions-principle

Denotational Design 

Scott Wlaschin Poker Implementation
https://exit.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffsharpforfunandprofit.com%2Fddd%2F

Conal Elliot presentation on Denotational Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmKYiUOEo2A

Our recomendation for a DDD book
https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Principles-Practices-Domain-Driven-Design/dp/1118714709

14: Dynamic and Static Languages

LambdaCast is a podcast about functional programming for working developers. Our focus is to describe concepts using clear everyday language without watering anything down. If you've ever been curious about FP but were turned off by the jargon or unfamiliar concepts, this is the place to be.

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