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Oct
13
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 12- WriterT monad transformer]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 12- WriterT monad transformer]

The WriterT monad transformer allows for aggregating output using pure expressions.
5 min read
Jun
26
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 10- ReaderT monad transformer]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 10- ReaderT monad transformer]

A look at the ReaderT monad transformer and the general Readable trait that allows generalised access to types with embedded environments.
16 min read
May
27
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 9- monad transformers]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 9- monad transformers]

An introduction to monad transformers and how they can be used to 'stack' monadic behaviours to create super-monads!
31 min read
Apr
16
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 6 - traversables]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 6 - traversables]

Traversables leverage the power of applicatives and foldables to allow for complex processing over those abstract strucutures...
16 min read
Mar
12
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 4 - applicatives]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 4 - applicatives]

Applicatives are not often talked about outside of Haskell-land, but are extremely powerful compositional tools.
11 min read
Feb
29
Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 2 - functors]

Higher Kinds in C# with language-ext [Part 2 - functors]

We introduce functors - one of the most powerful concepts in category theory - but in code form allows for the mapping of values within a structure.
9 min read