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Introduction to functions in scala

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021Scalapure functions, scala

Reading Time: 4 minutes A function is a group of statements that perform a certain task. Instead of writing the same code again and again for different inputs, we can simply make a function and call whenever required. Each function must perform a specific task. Difference between Functions & Methods A scala method is a part of a class that has a name, signature, bytecode, etc. whereas a function Continue Reading

Scala Beginner Series (3) : Functional Scala

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020Functional Programming, Scala, Tech Blogscurrying, Functional Programming, higher order function, partial applied functions, pure functions, scala, Tail Recursion

Reading Time: 4 minutes This series is all about the taste of Scala.It is best suitable for all the newbies in Scala. You may also like: Scala Beginner Series (1) : BasicsScala Beginner Series (2) : Object Oriented Scala In the previous part, we covered the: Classes, constructors, inheritance, and abstract classes Traits and anonymous classes Singleton objects and companion objects Case classes and case objects This article will cover the functional Continue Reading

Functional Java: Understanding Pure Functions with JAVA

July 24, 2019Functional Programming, Java, Reactive ProgrammingFunctional java, Lambda Expressions in Java, pure functions, Reactive Programming, technology

Reading Time: 3 minutes Functional programming is a programming paradigm which is gaining its popularity day by day. It revolves around binding everything in pure mathematical functions style. It is is the process of building software by composing pure functions, avoiding shared state, mutable data, and side-effects. Functional programming is declarative rather than imperative, and application state flows through pure functions. We call it as a declarative type of Continue Reading