From JavaScript to Haskell

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This talk shows how to refactor imperative JavaScript code into functional style using Haskell ideas, with live-coding examples. It introduces concrete functional concepts—referential transparency, first-class functions, higher-order functions, closures, lambda calculus, currying, partial application, function composition and point-free notation—explained and applied only when useful.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:06Initial JavaScript problem
3. 3:38Side effects and dangers
4. 6:11Functions as first-class
5. 10:56Avoiding side effects
6. 13:04Code problem resolution
7. 16:59Currying and partial application
8. 18:01Refactoring to functional style
9. 22:42Comparison with Haskell
10. 27:13Key functional concepts
11. 28:56Pure vs impure functional
12. 30:42Monads and side effects
13. 32:09Strong typing in functional

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