{"product_id":"functional-reactive-programming-9781633430105","title":"Functional Reactive Programming","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Blackheath\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Interactive \u0026amp; Multimedia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDESCRIPTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost software applications must handle user or system-generated events. The most widely-accepted event handling model is the Observer pattern, in which an object \"listens\" for changes in the application's state and then reacts by executing a unit of code--the problems is that this approach is prone to bugs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional Reactive Programming (FRP) is an alternative to the Observer pattern. It's designed to deal with events as a stream of values over time rather than as a series of unique responses to discrete changes in state, keeping logic tidy and eliminating the bugs that plague event handling code with no loss of expressiveness. FRP is useful anywhere the Observer pattern is common, including user interfaces, video games, networking, and industrial applications. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eFunctional Reactive Programming teaches the concepts and applications of FRP. It begins with a careful walk-through of the FRP core operations and introduces the concepts and techniques needed to use FRP in any language. Following easy-to-understand examples, readers will learn how to use FRP in greenfield applications and how to refactor existing applications. Along the way, the book introduces the basics of functional programming in a just-in-time style, so readers never learn anything before they need to use it. By the end of the book, readers will be able to use FRP to spend more time adding features and less time fixing problems. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKEY SELLING POINTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep by step guide to developing FRP applications \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eThink differently about data and events \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eSpend less time fixing problems and more time adding features \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUDIENCE \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents examples in Java, C++, and JavaScript using the Sodium, Flapjax, and BaconJS libraries. No prior experience with functional programming is required. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactive programming is a broad concept, where programs are event-based and viewed as a data flow. Functional Reactive Programming is a specific type of reactive programming that improves the quality of interactive applications, allowing developers to spend more time adding features and less time fixing problems. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45356294602903,"sku":"9781633430105","price":3929.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781633430105.webp?v=1767671764","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/functional-reactive-programming-9781633430105","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}