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Anjana Vakil explains the core concepts of functional programming, including pure functions, immutability, and higher-order functions, using JavaScript.

Anjana's next talk at JSConf EU in May: 2017.jsconf.eu/speakers/anjana-vakil-immutable-data-structur… Slides: slidr.io/vakila/learning-functional-programming-with-javascr…

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