Get started with functional programming in JS through this  series of explainers & interactive exercises. 

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Anjana Vakil

Functional JavaScript First Steps

What is functional programming?

Exercise: Pure Functions

Staying out of the loop with recursion

Exercise: Iteration vs. Recursion

Flying first class with  higher-order functions

Exercise: Filter, Map, Reduce

Getting closure

Exercise: Closures & Currying

It's functions all the way down

Exercise: Function Composition

Immutability

Exercise: Avoiding mutation

Recap & takeaways

Next steps

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