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functional-programming

5 notes in this thread.

  • Parens Are Your Friends A gentle introduction to Clojure's parentheses for developers who've been giving Lisp the middle finger — covering prefix notation, macros, and why the syntax is actually your friend. Note September 15, 2014 5 min
  • Elixir for Rubyists Part 2 Part 2 digs into immutability and referential transparency in Elixir — answering questions from Rubyists who are still adjusting to a functional mindset. Note October 10, 2013 4 min
  • Elixir for Rubyists Part 1 Elixir is my new favourite language. Part 1 shows Rubyists the familiar syntax, pattern matching, and functional fundamentals through side-by-side code examples. Note September 27, 2013 3 min
  • Readable Abstractions A useful abstraction is one that helps people read, reason, verify, and make mistakes less easily — not one that merely sounds more declarative. Pattern March 19, 2026 2 min