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Functional programming is back in vogue. There's a reason front-end frameworks like React and Vue are moving toward functional programming, and after this course you'll more than understand its benefits. We'll dive in-depth into all of the foundational concepts of functional programming in a familiar language.

Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
86+ lessons
Interactive
Included
Free
Master pure functions and immutability principles
Implement higher-order functions and closures
Apply recursion for elegant problem solving
Transform functions with currying and decorators
Intermediate Python programming skills
Understanding of functions and data structures
Familiarity with OOP concepts helpful
Python developers exploring functional paradigms
Backend engineers wanting cleaner, testable code
Developers interested in modern programming patterns
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