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F# Pipelining vs. Composition

If you’re new to F#, you’ll see both the pipeline and composition operators. Decide which one to use by finding which approach leads to more readable code.

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Implementing a Mock with Generic Methods in F#

A recent project implementing a new service in a client's developer-facing SDK prompted me to explore implementing a mock with generic methods in F#.

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Setting Up a Local Database for Integration Testing in F# with Dapper

What I learned setting up a local database for integration testing. The code was in F#, and we chose Dapper, a lightweight ORM, for our database needs.

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Combining Maps of Iterables in Scala Without Replacing on Key Conflict

Map concatenation in Scala results in information loss if keys match. This poses a problem when combining Maps of Iterables, so here's a method to fix that.

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Separating Data with a Generic Recursive Partition Function in Scala

How to break a list of items into categories using a generic recursive partition function, implemented in Scala.

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Thinking Declaratively in an Imperative World

How can you take advantage of functional programming if you're not using a strictly functional language or toolset? Think declaratively, not imperatively.

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Functional Primer, Part 4 – Practice & Explore

Functional programming is learned through practice. So here are a few ideas rooted in FP that can likely find a place in your next project.

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Functional Primer, Part 3 – When and When Not to Use It

Functional programming makes a lot of sense for general-purpose programming, but be careful about its limitations around state management and input/output.

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Functional Primer, Part 2 – Ideas & Patterns

An introduction to pure functions, immutable state, higher-order functions, and lists in functional programming (along with a few examples).

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Functional Primer, Part 1 – What Is Functional Programming?

Wondering if some code is functional? Ask yourself, "Does the code rely only on arguments that are explicitly passed to it?"

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Testing in Elixir with Multiple Environments

A guide to implementing custom Mix environments in Elixir, which can help simplify writing unit and integration tests in a sane way.

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Folding Away Mutations in F#

F#'s immutability led me to solve a problem in a more functional way, using fold to apply a series of mutations.

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