Bring the power of functional programming to your PHP applications. From performance
optimizations to concurrency improved testability to code brevity functional programming has
a host of benefits when compared to traditional imperative programming. Part one of Pro
Functional PHP Programming takes you through the basics of functional programming outlining
the key concepts and how they translate into standard PHP functions and code. Part two takes
this theory and shows you the strategies for implementing it to solve real problems in your new
or existing PHP applications. Functional programming is popular in languages such as Lisp
Scheme and Clojure but PHP also contains all you need to write functional code. This book will
show you how to take advantage of functional programming in your own projects utilizing the
PHP programming language that you already know.What You'll Learn Discover functional
programming in PHP Work with functional programming functions Design strategies for
high-performance applications Manage business logic with functions Use functional programming
in object-oriented and procedural applications Employ helper libraries in your application
Process big data with functional PHP Who This Book Is ForProgrammers and web developers with
experience of PHP who are looking to get more out of their PHP coding and be able to do more
with PHP.
