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Functional programming is a paradigm which attempts to solve computational problems by the chained evaluation of functions whose output is determined by their inputs rather than the program state. In this style of programming, side effects and mutable data are deprecated.
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check my javascript code for logic, performance and robustness [on hold]
I wrote the below function in javascript that on button click from browser water the plant using solenoid connected to arduino.
In first attempt it tries to use local LAN URL if it timesout it ...
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PHP Function Style
I've written a small to medium size LAMP application and I'm in the process of refactoring the code.
I started with subsystems in separate files, and used includes to use them. I've move all those ...
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Compose n functions where the innermost function expects multiple arguments
I want to perform function composition like this:
f(g(...(z(x) (y));
I have already compn:
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Procedural TreeCreator
Some time ago asked a question about creating a tree from a flat collection.
I thought I try to rewrite it with C# 7. I could actually only use the new local functions in this example but there are ...
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Set manipulation (javascript arrays) using lodash
I'd like a more elegant and readable (if possible using functional programming style) for collection filtering (groupToAdd and groupToDelete collection handling)
Just getting rid of multiple _....
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Simple INI and command-line parsing, functional programming edition
I'm in the beginning stages of rewriting the model layer of my VBA Sync Tool in F#, to better learn functional programming. I've written two files so far, defining:
A public ...
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Functional API wrapper written in Scala
I've been working on an small API wrapper for the GitHub API using Scala (full source on GitHub). I'm still very new to the language, so I was hoping to get some feedback about a couple of design ...
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Parsing string into hash-map with 2D coordinates as keys
I had never programmed in a functional programming language before. I think that this function has large nesting. Is there way to rewrite it better? I am most worried about the use of "flatten". Is ...
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Create a function with an undetermined number of successive calls
As part of a programming challenge, we are tasked with creating a function with an undetermined number of successive calls. As an example, let's say the function returns simply the sum of the provided ...
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Generate iCalendar .ics files with events for astrological aspects
I'm relatively new to Python, coming from a deep C++ background. I'm mostly looking for feedback on how to make my code more idiomatic/pythonic, but I would welcome and appreciate any and all other ...
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Nesting elements in a shallow hierarchy
I wrote some code to generate list items for a menu in Clojurescript. The intention is that the code takes parsed Markdown (Hiccup) that has been filtered down to h2...
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Pattern matching a ZMachine
Anyone following Eric Lippert's blog will know that he has an on going series where he is building a ZMachine in OCaml.
C# 7 is another step forward in adding features normally found in functional ...
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A* Algorithm in F#
Inspired by this post I looked up A* on wikipedia and went on with my own implementation as seen below where I try to mimic the pseudocode on Wikipedia but in a recursive manner. I would like any ...
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Redesign to change class por functions
I would like to know if is possible to redesign the code above to make it functional:
lazyproperty.py
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Remove contiguous elements in array in a more functional way
I try to remove elements in an array if the number of contiguous element is greater than two.
Here are the tests:
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Numerical streams example
I am reading "Java 8 In Action" (by Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Mario Fusco and Alan Mycroft), section 5.6.3, pages 116 and 117. The code that is presented handles calculating so-called "Pythagorean Triples". ...
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JVM wrapper for a Python function
Context:
The following function is used a JVM wrapper for a Python function, which is executed in a SQL-like environment. If you're interested in example usage you can check Cumulate arrays from ...
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How to better organize the declarations of these functions?
So as I understand it, you should always declare a function before it gets called.
However in the code below, how could this be restructured so that this philosophy is satisfied?
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Return the indices of the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target
(...as I learn Kotlin) I want to get the indices of the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target from a given array of integers.
Solution:
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Christmas Tree in Kotlin
Please review my code for printing a Christmas Tree.
The idea was to merge some functional programming ideas (immutability, streams) and OOP (every thing is a small object).
I'm looking for a review ...
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Use only necessary fields in an object for URL params
I'm trying to cleanly grab some fields I need from an object.
The scenario is this:
I've got an object that is stored with certain 'extra' properties that exist because of the way we've set up our ...
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Python tic-tac-toe game IMPROVED PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING ONLY
I made a tic-tac-toe game, a player versus player version (plan on doing an AI later...)
Note: I have tried not to utilize objects because I haven't really gotten there yet. A previous version (see ...
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Transformations an array, combination of between map and reduce
I'm working on a function that reduces pairs of elements if they meet some criteria.
For example, given an array: ["1", "2", "a", "b", "3", "4"] I want to ...
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Navigating a bounded 2D list (Advent of Code, Day 2: “Bathroom Security”)
I'm trying to solve the following Advent of Code problem in F# for practice.
Description of problem (can be found here):
Basically, there's a 'key pad' that I need to figure the combination to. To ...
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American Checkers
I am implementing the logic for a Checkers game in F#. I am writing my code in a library so it can be called from any UI provider, and am trying to do it in good FP style. I currently have the ...
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Creating a pipeline operator in Java
I wrote the following as more of an experiment than anything else, but I thought it would be fun to share and maybe get some feedback!
Motivation: I started looking at some functional languages and ...
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Voting app in JavaScript using Ramda
I'm just learning functional programming in JavaScript using Ramda.
I took this tutorial and implemented the server core.js component using Ramda.
The idea is that we'll have a collection of ...
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Cons List in Python
It make sense to not allow links to external code hosting, so I restated my question. This is classical cons list in python using Abstract Base Class interface. Constructor is in fact out of the Cons ...
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Computing nth roots of a number - SICP exercise 1.45
From SICP
Exercise 1.45:
We saw in 1.3.3 that attempting to compute square roots
by naively finding a fixed point of x/y does not converge, and that
this can be fixed by average damping.
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Probabilistic Matrix Inspection - Suggested by a paper, implemented by me
I have read this paper and I actually found it interesting.
This is an attempt to implement the proposed algorithm. I would like to know:
Is my algorithm correct by what is discribed in the paper?
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Validating Input concerns
I would like to find out if there's a cleaner way to go about validating input before it goes into a function. What I'm doing seems like a lot of code, I'm sure there's a better way. I would also ...
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Recursive higher-order function
I have implemented a through function for myself in a project.
Since I am still quite new in python and want to learn it correctly, I would be happy about any ...
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Highest number in a list with Racket
I am trying to build a function to find the highest number in a list without using the built-in functions of "apply" and "max".
I created the following code:
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Calculating the count of integer partitions of a number (uses stateful vectors internally)
I've written a Haskell function to count the number of partitions of an integer - it's basically an implementation of the same algorithm as this one, using Euler's Pentagonal Number Theorem:
$$P(n) = ...
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D3.js multi-line graph
Here is my JS code which uses the D3.js library (mostly snipped from other examples). I want to graph the acceleration of a point in 3D-space which changes with respect to time. The X-axis of the ...
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Algebraic Effect Monad to separate pure and impure code
I want to write my C# code in a way which makes effects (state, I/O, etc) explicit in the type signature. I have started to understand monads, and have some acquaintance with algebraic effects, though ...
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OAuth 1.0 signature using Ramda
I created an OAuth 1.0 signature generator using Ramda based on this.
I'm just getting to grips with it, so was wondering if someone more familiar with Ramda and functional programming would give me ...
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JavaScript Functional Programming Bank Account, Shop and Customer
Motivation
I have worked extensively with JavaScript and have grown fond of some of its functional aspects. This got me wondering how one could implement the canonical example of a bank account - and ...
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Cat fight (with rockets)
My code is attempting to implement FP in an efficient / readable manner into some of my video games. I realize this may be a bit subjective, but I feel there is enough merit / objectivity to be of ...
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Comparing corresponding elements of two equal-length arrays
I have a helper function I wrote, but it feels like something _.lodash already does or could do if I knew the library better.
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Naive JS implementation of tidyr's gather function
Tidyr is an R package for creating tidy data.
(tl;dr)
In short, it provides an interface (gather) for restructuring a table into a "tidy" format. For our purposes ...
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Calculating a snowballing investment
I'm currently taking a JavaScript class. I was fairly familiar with JavaScript and coding in general, so I decided to teach myself functional programming on the side. It's been great, my teacher's ...
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Python-like enumerate and join
I'm new to Rust and trying to convert some Python to Rust. I have the following in Python:
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Reverse the order of a list in Racket
I am using the SICP book. There is an exercise in which you need to create a function that will receive a list as an argument and return a list with the same elements in a reverse order.
I know there ...
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Functional method for storing a query string as a simple key-value object
I'm working on an isomorphic javascript module (query-hash) to handle query strings and base64 tokens. It's essentially a simple key-value object with methods for taking in data and giving it back in ...
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A trip down the single method interface rabbit hole
I responded to this question about designing around interdependant methods with the strategy pattern.
Afterwards I started thinking about the functional additions to java 8 and wondered if I was ...
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PLZ HELP MEH IMPROVA MEH LOLCAT CODEZ, WHUCH CALCULUTS FAWCTORIALS
SUNCE MEH BEEN WRUTEN CODEZ IN MUNY DIFFRNT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, MEH THOUGHTZ THAT ME TRY TO WRITE CODEZ IN AN ESOTERIC LANGUAGE. MEH CODEZ CALCULUTS A FAWCTORIAL OF UH USR INPUTTED NUMBAH IN ...
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“Guess My Number” with Racket
I am using the book "Realm of Racket" which was written by the people behind the Racket and Dr. Racket projects. It is a great book based on games, similar to the famous "Land of Lisp".
The first ...
