Functional Programming Katas in Java (3 hours)
Refactoring imperative code to functional style is a really good way to learn. What's even better, take a series of unit tests that pass, refactor the imperative code, and verify that the tests still pass after you make the code change. In this workshop we will take on a series of problems, already solved using imperative style, refactor that to functional style, and discuss the approach, techniques, pros, and cons.
Come prepared with your Java IDE. Be ready to pair up with other attendees. Dive into functional thinking.
About Venkat Subramaniam
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.
He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.
Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.
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