The Eric Normand Podcast
Eric Normand
An off-the-cuff stream of Functional Programming ideas, skills, patterns, and news from Functional Programming expert Eric Normand of LispCast. Formerly known as Thoughts on Functional Programming.
Episodes
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Apr 4, 2019 • 12min
What does it mean for a function to have a zero?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-does-it-mean-for-a-function-to-have-a-zero/
Apr 1, 2019 • 10min
What is a function’s identity?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-is-a-functions-identity/
Mar 28, 2019 • 12min
Why do promises make async JavaScript better than callbacks?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/why-do-promises-make-async-javascript-better-than-callbacks/
Mar 25, 2019 • 15min
What are first-class functions?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-are-first-class-functions/
Mar 21, 2019 • 20min
Where to find time to learn functional programming?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/where-to-find-time-to-learn-functional-programming/
Mar 18, 2019 • 22min
Do locks slow down your code?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/do-locks-slow-down-your-code/
Mar 14, 2019 • 15min
What is idempotence?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-is-idempotence/
Mar 11, 2019 • 22min
What is commutativity and why is it so useful in distributed systems?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-is-commutativity-and-why-is-it-so-useful-in-distributed-systems/
Mar 7, 2019 • 21min
What is associativity and why is it useful in parallel programming?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-is-associativity-and-why-is-it-useful-in-parallel-programming/
Mar 4, 2019 • 26min
What are timelines and what do they have to do with functional programming?
For audio, video, and text transcripts: https://lispcast.com/what-are-timelines-and-what-do-they-have-to-do-with-functional-programming/
