Functional Programming

Lesson in the Software Architect Roadmap · Stage 12: Web, Mobile

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Functional Programming?

Functional programming treats computation as the evaluation of pure functions, avoiding shared state and mutable data where possible. This style makes code easier to test and reason about, since functions with no side effects behave predictably given the same input. Concepts from functional programming, like immutability and pure functions, increasingly appear even in languages that are not purely functional.

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Is this Functional Programming tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 62 of 112 in the free Software Architect roadmap, in stage 12, Web, Mobile. If you are new to Software Architect, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.