Riding the Rails
ABSTRACT
Functional programming is an exciting field in the world of software development, but some of its terminology can discourage new learners. In this session, we will work with a friendly metaphor known as Railway-Oriented Programming (ROP). We will see how ROP simplifies some of the most common pain points in enterprise development, such as database access, error handling, and consistent logging. Some basic knowledge of F# would be helpful, but a working knowledge of C# and LINQ will suffice.
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Helpful Resources
- This talk is 100% due to Scott Wlaschin's outstanding resources on Railway-Oriented Programming. Which only makes sense, as Scott invented the metaphor.
- There is a full example of ROP code that Scott has created in both F# and C# formats.
- ROP is really an implementation of the Either monad. If you aren't familiar with monads, Mikhail Shilkov has a great primer.
- Also check out Monday Morning Haskell's series on monads, starting with Functors, then Applicative Functors, and finally Monads.