Functional Reactive Programming

by Stephen Blackheath, Anthony Jones, Anthony Jones, et al.

Book Overview

DESCRIPTION

Most software applications must handle user or system-generated events. The most widely-accepted event handling model is the Observer pattern, in which an object "listens" for changes in the application's state and then reacts by executing a unit of code--the problems is that this approach is prone to bugs.

Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) is an alternative to the Observer pattern. It's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633430103
• ISBN13: 9781633430105
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.2"