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Jun 2017
28m 22s

Being hired as a Functional Programmer w...

SCOTT HANSELMAN
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Eric Normand wants everyone to know that they, too, can get a job as a functional programmer. While functional programming might feel intimidating, in this show Eric shares with Scott a number of practical techniques and ways to think about functional programming that might just help you with a change of career.

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