Pro Functional PHP Programming, 1st ed. Application Development Strategies for Performance Optimization, Concurrency, Testability, and Code Brevity

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.

Programmers 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.  

Part One : Function Programming in PHP 7

1. Introduction

2. Functional Programming - the basics

3. Basic Functional Programming

4. Working with Functions

Part Two : Application Development Strategies

5. Strategies for High Performance Applications

6. Managing Business Logic with Functions

7. Using FP in Object-Oriented & Procedural Applications

8. Using Helper Libraries in Your Application

9. Processing "Big Data" with Functional PHP

10. Afterword: Where to now?

Appendices

A. Installing PHP and Libraries  

B. Command Line PHP

C. Functional Programming Resources

Having had a varied career working in industries from coffee to condoms, as well as doing freelance software development, Rob is now a “Database Programmer” at the University of Oxford working in healthcare related data analysis. He uses PHP almost exclusively now, out of choice.

When he's not working or writing books, he spends time with his wife, three young children, and most importantly his cat.