Functional Programming

Effective Data Validation in JavaScript

Introduction

Most applications will need to validate data at some point. This data might be provided by an external service or via user interaction or input. This is nothing special and in most cases we might have a helper…

Introduction To Functional Front-Ends With Inferno

This write up is intended as an introduction as well as reflection on the current state of functional front-ends. In part one we will cover some fundamental basics, while in part two our focus will mainly be on handling side-effects, routing…

An Introduction Into Lenses In JavaScript

Functional Getter/Setter

Introduction

If you know the ins and outs of lenses, including when and how to use them, then this walkthrough might not be for you. For everyone else, who…

Building A React/Redux/Elm Bridge

Elm’s ngReact

Sometimes it’s the small and incremental changes that matter.

A lot has been said about Elm. An impressive number of articles, talks and posts have been praising Elm as the future of Front End…

Functional CSS From A Pure UI Perspective

I have been reading an endless number of posts regarding CSS over the last couple of days. The sheer number of possible ways to style an application is interesting but also leads to opposing opinions on what the “correct way” is. This is especially…

Form Validation As A Higher Order Component Pt.1

Functional Style Input Validation

Introduction

Form handling sounds trivial sometimes, but let’s just take a second to think about what is involved in the process…

Elm Architecture with jQuery

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Currying & Partial Application

Cooking functions with delicious computer science.