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About this CompanyManning is an independent publisher of computer books and video courses for software developers, engineers, architects, system administrators, managers and all who are professionally involved with the computer business. We also publish for students and young programmers, including occasionally for children. We are an entirely virtual organization based on Shelter Island, New York, with many staff working from far-flung places like Manila and Zagreb.
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About this Company
Manning is an independent publisher of computer books and video courses for software developers, engineers, architects, system administrators, managers and all who are professionally involved with the computer business. We also publish for students and young programmers, including occasionally for children. We are an entirely virtual organization based on Shelter Island, New York, with many staff working from far-flung places like Manila and Zagreb.
Przemysław - 11/20/2023
"Grokking Functional Programming" is the book I (and many of my Java developer colleagues) would find eye-opening at the time when we considered ourselves experienced developers, already familiar with the frameworks and best practices of the Java world. You can only feel the pain of your current approach when you are exposed to something much better. Functional programming can indeed seem weird and confusing initially, especially when you get confronted with a set of concepts, that come from some obscure sub-fields of mathematics, rarely known to a layman. Also, its focus on simplicity can give a developer a feeling of uneasiness: no exceptions? No runtime reflection? No nulls? Why should I resign from these powerful constructs, is it some form of secular ascesis? These are the questions "Grokking FP" answers in the best possible way. It (gently) drives you from a typical imperative solution to a functional one, allowing you to see all the benefits you were missing initially, with all the associated risks and drawbacks that are sometimes taboo among developers, who simply don't know better. It lets you realize, how much easier is to comprehend the code when it's written in the functional style, and how much human memory resources are saved when you only need to deal with the complexity of the problem and not with the accidental intricacies introduced by imperfect tools. Learning it has transformed many software developer careers already (myself included), and "Grokking FP" is a perfect way to do it. What I liked in particular, is how much the code can improve by applying the techniques of functional programming. They are presented at a comfortable pace, not overwhelming the reader with everything at once. In every section, you find summaries of the differences between the imperative and functional solution (very tasty for me, often felt like a smackdown of the imperative code). Numerous illustrations help to convey the concepts. Also, the author managed to avoid bringing in the scary-sounding category-theory nomenclature, while getting the point across. The code examples are mostly in Java (imperative) and Scala (functional), but some examples are from other languages, to illustrate, that these concepts apply to many environments, and you don't need to use Scala (although it might work great for you) to achieve the numerous benefits of FP. If you develop software but haven't grokked FP yet, I heartily recommend reading this book.
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because they published "Grokking Functional Programming"
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Because I knew the author's great teaching skills.
11/20/2023
Great customer support
Wim M - 10/20/2023
Yo be honest, I didn't have time to really understand what I was reading. It's because I want to to understand more than I can chew. I read Grokking Simplicity, which opened my eyes for functional programming. But with this book I stopped reading. I keep the book on my shelf, hoping to study it really somewhere in the future.
10/20/2023
I am very happy that Manning publishes books, that are comprehensible for anyone who wants to know more about computers and programming. The books contain clear explanations. Great!
Godfred - 02/05/2023
Very good intro to the fundamentals of functional programming in everyday software engineering.
02/05/2023
I love manning, they are always coming out with new books to take you through the latest and greatest technologies.
Anonymous Customer - 01/19/2023
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Good
01/19/2023
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Frank Z - 01/14/2023
Excellent book for programmers seeking to be more functional and wanted to try out the Scala programming language. The book uses Scala for the functional part and Java for the imperative part of explanation. You will learn the pure functional style of programming in Scala, starting with the basics up to more complex examples including IO-Monad, concurrency and application design.
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I choose Manning Publications because of their quality in writing books. They helped me for over a decade to keep up with current technologies. The style of writing with explained examples and easy to use code snippets is valuable to me.
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I choose this product because it was one of my missing pieces in functional programming especially the IO Monad part and the application design in using the Scala language.
01/14/2023
I found the books at Manning always valuable to me, from all the "Action" books and the "Grokking" books as well. I use books from Manning over a decade now and always prefer the Manning Books, may it be the electronic (epub, pdf) versions or the printed books.
Anonymous Customer - 12/25/2022
As a longtime Java Developer I found this ebook to be a great introduction to functional programming.
Anonymous Customer - 12/22/2022
Only gotten through a portion of the book - but I've learned much and have been grokking as I go.
Alaskan C - 12/18/2022
Very good and enjoyable read for anyone looking to get into the holy yet practical art of functional programming. Informative, thorough, READABLE. Good choice in every way. I bought copies for others too.
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They had a book I wanted
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It was about what I wanted to learn
12/18/2022 - AK
Don't make me write comments unless I volunteer
Maxime - 12/17/2022
Quickly understand the main concepts through great explanations and examples
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I can get ebooks with contents of quality
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I need to master functional programming
12/17/2022 - Pays de la Loire
Choices, contents, descriptions and previews are so great
George - 12/02/2022
This book is great. It is clear and understandable. I would recommend this book first for anyone interested in learning functional programming or simple as a reference to it. I cannot overstate how good this book is.
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Selection of books on topics
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12/02/2022
Great book
Anonymous Customer - 11/08/2022
I love this book. The author doesn't just show you how to do functional programming, he also explains WHY it is like that, and goes beyond the basics (map, filter, etc) to explain advanced concepts such as algebraic data types, etc.
Anonymous Customer - 10/02/2022
Pragmatic aproach
Anonymous Customer - 07/03/2022
Excelent content
Gijs D - 05/08/2022
Good value, clear examples.
Company Choice
Because I like the livebook interface to the ebooks.
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Because I am the know more about functional programming.
05/08/2022 - none
Good introductions, and previews and info that I can use to improve my skills
Fabio - 02/15/2022
Good book.
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I ve google a book and show that was in manning publication the first time. The good experience make me choose every time i need a book.
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To improve my programming skills
02/15/2022 - CABA
From the beginning it was a good experience.
Anonymous Customer - 02/10/2022
Very interesting and clearly explained
xdc7 - 06/08/2021
This is a great introduction to FP. I've only read 3 chapters so far but I'm loving the way the author describes concepts and examples. Really pleased with this purchase!
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Good
06/08/2021
Good
Donald W - 06/06/2021
Concise explanation of functional programming.
Company Choice
They sell books I want to read.
06/06/2021 - ON
Books are excellent, MEAP program is a great way to get a head start on some newer technologies. Don't sign up for marketing emails unless you don't mind getting a deal offer every day.
Laurens - 09/09/2020
Bought: Easy and fast, Content: Readable and affordable a pretty good mix of easy use and usage with ease
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Meap and combo, good concepts!
09/09/2020 - Utrecht
Only a bit heavy on the emails advertising, but i guess it to be part of the deal.
Christopher M - 07/06/2020
great
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Great books!
07/06/2020 - CO
Got what I needed.
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