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Functional programming isn't just different syntax. It's rewiring how you think about solving problems, and that mental shift is harder than any mathematical theory.

Some of our SharePoint web parts were randomly failing to render for certain users. The problem? An async/await call in onInit() that seemed harmless until it wasn't.

Lambda calculus is a mathematical model for understanding computation using just three simple rules. Created by Alonzo Church, it became the foundation for functional programming languages like OCaml and Haskell.

Redux still powers many production apps despite newer alternatives. Building Redux from scratch reveals how Observable and Provider patterns work together to manage state.

Ever had JavaScript's this point to something unexpected? Let's build a Promise from scratch to see how bind() keeps this predictable in asynchronous code.