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Feb 2022
27m 49s

Is functional programming the hipster pr...

The Stack Overflow Podcast
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Here’s a useful primer on functional programming with JavaScript.

This tutorial will guide you in exploring the fundamentals of functional programming with React.

If you’re looking for more info on functional programming in React, we’d like to tell you why hooks are the best thing to happen to React.

Functional not your thing? Learn why object-oriented programming (OOP) has become such a dominant paradigm.

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