I've spent nearly half of my 20 year software development career enamored with functional programming and embracing its principles. Imagine my horror then when my career took an unexpected turn and I suddenly found myself working on a greenfield project, building a brand new API...in node.js. JavaScript. The wild west. Surely there was no way a functional programmer like me could ever thrive in this world. Or was there?

Learn how I've applied functional principles via modern JavaScript features such as scoped declarations, array methods, arrow functions, and the reflection APIs to build the flexible, scalable, and responsive system that powers my company's business.