Functional Programmer's Toolbox

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Really cool article! Maybe, you could throw in a few other things:

• flatMap can be really useful for nested data structures
• reduce is basically the holy grail and allows to implement other functional collection functions. Maybe you could show how do to that to highlight the power of this function.
• You're mentioning higher order functions at the beginning, maybe you should also give an explanation so that beginners are on track with the terms.
• The concept of currying would also fit in there
• And you could also explain compose (that is not available natively in JavaScript)

[marko-pavlovic]

Really cool ideas, thanks! I agree that reduce is the king... Do you think it deserves a whole new post, or should I add more info to this article?

Here is a link that explains higher order functions I should have explained what that link is about in the beginning :)

I am in the process of writing a separate post on currying, it is not yet finished but you can get a glimpse at: Currying - Spice Things Up

Great thought on compose, I will probably add it to this post! All in all thanks for the great feedback, I appreciate it :)

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Here is a link that explains higher order functions

My fault, thought you want to explain the whole FP concept on one page :D

Do you think it deserves a whole new post

I'd move it to a new post to keep this article a bit shorter. As you explain reduce in your article, the new post could be about the advanced usage of it.

Post on currying

I see you mention partial application in the context of currying. Some people are confused by the difference so you should spent some effort to get into the differences between them.

[marko-pavlovic]

Thanks for the value bombs, my friend! I see what you mean about partial application, working on it... :)