quote:First of all, what's the difference between decomposing a problem into manageable parts and seeing and applying recurring patterns?Well, the former can be done in slightly different fashions ...

A Java developer must also be able to think and code using the declarative functional paradigm. This tutorial presents the basics of functional programming.

I've been trying to learn Haskell lately, and the hardest thing seems to be learning about monads. "Monads in Ruby" and "Monads for Functional Programming" helped me finally to break the ice, but more ...