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Grokking Simplicity

Grokking Simplicity

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Modern software is complex, distributed across servers, difficult to test, and resistant to modification. Grokking Simplicity is a friendly, practical guide that introduces a unique approach to functional programming to simplify these systems and make them easier to test and debug. It explains why certain features of software are prone to complexity and teaches functional techniques to reduce it. The book is for experienced programmers and includes hands-on examples, exercises, and self-assessments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 04 June 2021
Publisher: Manning Publications


Modern software is a complex beast, distributed across servers, difficult to test, and resistant to modification. It's a challenge even for experienced developers to navigate, with systems that sprawl across distributed servers and APIs, are filled with redundant code, and are difficult to reliably test and modify.

But there's a solution: functional programming.

Functional programming is a unique approach to software design and development that can help you simplify your codebase and make it easier to test and debug. In Grokking Simplicity, veteran functional programmer Eric Normand takes you on a journey to a crystal-clear understanding of why certain features of modern software are so prone to complexity and introduces you to the functional techniques you can use to simplify these systems.

Through hands-on examples, exercises, and numerous self-assessments, you'll learn to organize your code for maximum reusability and inter. You'll learn to write code that is easier to read, test, and debug, and that is more resilient to changes in requirements and technology.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, Grokking Simplicity is a friendly, practical guide that will change the way you approach software design and development. It will help you build better software, faster and more reliably, and it will give you the tools you need to tackle the complex challenges of modern software development.

So why wait? Start grokking simplicity today and take your software development skills to the next level!

Weight: 1072g
Dimension: 188 x 235 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781617296208

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