Functional C#

Uncover the secrets of functional programming with C#

About This Book

• This book focuses on the functional paradigm of C#, which will give you a whole new angle on coding with C#
• It illustrates the advantages that functional programming brings to the table and the associated coding benefits
• This practical guide covers all the aspects of functional programming and provides solutions that can be applied in business scenarios

This book is for C# developers with basic prior knowledge of C#.

What You Will Learn

• Develop an application using the functional approach
• Implement unit testing to functionally program code
• Create efficient code using functional programming
• Work through a LINQ query so you can work with data
• Make use of event sourcing to determine the current state of your application
• Compose asynchronous program to create a responsive application
• Use recursion in function programming in order to simplify code

Functional programming makes your application faster, improves performance, and increases your productivity. C# code is written at a higher level of abstraction, so that code will be closer to business requirements, abstracting away many low-level implementation details.

This book bridges the language gap for C# developers by showing you how to create and consume functional constructs in C#. We also bridge the domain gap by showing how functional constructs can be applied in business scenarios. We'll take you through lambda expressions and extension methods, and help you develop a deep understanding of the concepts and practices of LINQ and recursion in C#.

By the end of the book, you will be able to write code using the best approach and will be able to perform unit testing in functional programming.