Level Up on Functional Programming by Rebuilding LINQ

Presented on December 17, 2024 - https://www.meetup.com/tulsadeveloper... When taking your first steps into functional programming, you’ll quickly run into blog posts talking about how to simplify complex loops by using the trinity of list operations: map, filter, and reduce. But what are these methods actually doing under the hood to help simplify your code? If you’re familiar with the .NET landscape, then you already have experience with an implementation of the trinity within LINQ (Language Integrated Query).However, what if I told you that by learning how LINQ implements map (Select), filter (Where), and reduce (Aggregate), you actually know how other languages implement the same constructs? Intended for C# developers who have some experience with LINQ and an interest in learning functional programming, by the end of this session, you will have learned how to work with the Func type, generics, and extension methods! Bio: Cameron Presley Cameron is a Consultant for Lean TECHniques (https://leantechniques.com/), owner of Small Batch Software Solutions, a speaker, and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, Cameron has over ten years of experience working with both start-ups and large enterprises to design, build, and implement solutions in various domains like fintech, healthcare, education, agtech. In addition, he maintains a blog (https://blog.thesoftwarementor.com) where he writes about leadership, functional programming, and process improvement topics. Outside of technology, Cameron can be found hanging out with his family, playing board games, improving his woodworking skills in the shed, and reading various books