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Take advantage of the growing trend in functional programming.

C# is the number-one language used by .NET developers and one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It has many built-in functional programming features, but most are complex and little understood. With the shift to functional programming increasing at a rapid pace, you need to know how to leverage your existing skills to take advantage of this trend.

Functional Programming in C# leads you along a path that begins with the historic value of functional ideas. Inside, C# MVP and functional programming expert Oliver Sturm explains the details of relevant language features in C# and describes theory and practice of using functional techniques in C#, including currying, partial application, composition, memoization, and monads. Next, he provides practical and versatile examples, which combine approaches to solve problems in several different areas, including complex scenarios like concurrency and high-performance calculation frameworks as well as simpler use cases like Web Services and business logic implementation.

- Shows how C# developers can leverage their existing skills to take advantage of functional programming
- Uses very little math theory and instead focuses on providing solutions to real development problems with functional programming methods, unlike traditional functional programming titles
- Includes examples ranging from simple cases to more complex scenarios

Let Functional Programming in C# show you how to get in front of the shift toward functional programming.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OLIVER STURM has over 20 years experience developing professional software. He is a well - known 
expert in various areas of application architecture, programming languages and the third party 
.NET tools made by DevExpress. His main focus has been on the .NET platform since 2002. 
Oliver has spoken at many international conferences and has written more than 20 training classes 
and more than 100 magazine articles in English as well as German. He has also taught classes on 
topics around computer programming for more than 15 years. For his contributions to the .NET 
community, he has been awarded the C# MVP Award by Microsoft United Kingdom for several 
years now. 
 Based in Scotland, UK, Oliver works as a freelance consultant and trainer, and he is an associate at 
thinktecture, an international consultancy firm. You can find his blog at  www.sturmnet.org/blog  and his commercial website at  http://www.oliversturm.com .