Название: Multi-Paradigm Programming: Combining Functional, Object-Oriented, and Lisp Paradigms for Software Design and ImplementationАвтор: Marty Yoo
Издательство: Leanpub
Год: 2025-04-28
Страниц: 440
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), azw3, mobi, epub
Размер: 10.1 MB
Multi-Paradigm Programming shows how to blend object-oriented, functional, imperative, and logic styles into a single, pragmatic toolkit.
How can we effectively leverage modern programming languages that support object-oriented, functional, and imperative paradigms all at once?
In the past, programming languages were largely divided into functional, object-oriented, and procedural languages. However, this trend has changed. With the rise of hybrid programming languages that incorporate both functional and object-oriented features, most major programming languages—such as Java, C#, Scala, TypeScript, jаvascript, Kotlin, and Swift—are now considered multiparadigm. This has become a common characteristic of languages widely used in the industry.
These languages support not only object-oriented features like classes, inheritance, and interfaces, but also a broad range of functional programming capabilities including first-class functions, list processing, lazy evaluation, and asynchronous/concurrent operations. Additionally, they offer flexible type systems, type inference, generics, and utility types, and can even mix static and dynamic typing.
This book primarily uses TypeScript, but the techniques and concepts covered are also applicable to Java, C#, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, and other languages. It aims to help you apply functional programming in practical settings, while continuing to use your existing environment and language. By providing solutions that combine object-oriented and functional programming, this book shows how to effectively leverage the power of multiparadigm languages, thus expanding your problem-solving capabilities and improving your technical proficiency.
For frontend developers, this book focuses on the language features and the latest Web APIs, demonstrating examples of high-performance, smooth UI implementations. For backend developers, it explains how to work effectively with asynchronous programming and how to combine data efficiently and safely. It also discusses patterns and ideas for writing easily understandable, readable code when working with team members—ultimately increasing productivity and reducing errors. I hope this book helps you experience the wide-ranging possibilities of multiparadigm languages and deepens your enjoyment of programming.
Why have most modern programming languages become multiparadigm?
Some problems are better solved using a functional approach, while others are more suited to object-oriented programming. Developers no longer need to debate whether functional programming is inherently superior to object-oriented, or whether static typing is better than dynamic typing. Standard-setting bodies and corporations that design programming languages have evolved them to support multiple paradigms within a single language, and as a result, we can now combine various paradigms within a single project—or even a single function.
Back to basics—solid fundamentals undoubtedly lead to exceptional adaptability.
Perhaps we rely too heavily on specific libraries or frameworks, following their limited paradigms without fully exploring the range of features and paradigms available at the language level. Many techniques used in functional or object-oriented programming languages have a deep history and have been validated by solving countless real-world problems. Programmers skilled in a wide array of language-level features can solve more problems quickly, safely, and flexibly. Moreover, they can write code in a more fundamental way, free from the constraints of any particular library.
Paradigms are not limited to a single language, and multiparadigm programming is widely prevalent across modern programming languages.
Although this book primarily uses TypeScript, it covers techniques and concepts applicable to other languages like Java, C#, Scala, Kotlin, and Swift. It shows how to apply functional programming in real-world settings while maintaining your existing environment and language. By presenting code that combines both object-oriented and functional programming approaches, it helps you effectively utilize multiparadigm languages and broaden your problem-solving capabilities.
To advance to a mid- or senior-level developer, it’s essential to study more traditional techniques, programming languages, and paradigms in depth.
And this journey is both fascinating and enjoyable. Through this book, I hope you’ll experience the broad possibilities of multiparadigm languages, enhance your skills in advanced language features, and develop software design and implementation capabilities that blend functional, object-oriented, and LISP paradigms. Most importantly, I hope you’ll deepen your appreciation for the joy of computer programming and software engineering.
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