Embracing functional programming in C# - Part 1

Starting today, we embark on a series of articles delving into functional programming in C#. Throughout this exploration, we will clarify how functional programming can enhance code readability, efficiency, and unit testing, and we'll discuss how it can be applied in contemporary C# applications.

Crafting software is a challenging endeavor, and creating high-quality software is even more formidable. This is why numerous books are dedicated to the subject, aiming to streamline the development process, and new architectural paradigms are frequently proposed to enhance data organization. Concurrently, methodologies like test-driven development have been widely adopted in the industry.

Nonetheless, a trend that has been somewhat overlooked in recent decades but is gaining traction with the advent of multicore processors is the inclination to embrace functional programming over imperative or object-oriented programming for software development. Our objective in this series is to unveil precisely what this paradigm entails and why it deserves broader adoption. Additionally, we will explore the challenges posed by its steep learning curve, which contributes to the slower pace of its adoption.

• Embracing functional programming in C# - Part 2
• Embracing functional programming in C# - Part 3
• Embracing functional programming in C# - Part 4
• Embracing functional programming in C# - Part 5

The subsequent textbook proves useful for concluding this series, addressing functional programming as a comprehensive subject matter.

Functional Programming in C# (Buonanno)

Without further ado and as usual, let's begin with a few prerequisites to correctly understand the underlying concepts. Continue here.