21: Type Parameters

You may have seen generics in C#, Java, or Swift but there are a lot of very useful patterns using generics that rarely get used in an OO context. In this episode, we explore Type Parameters (aka generics) from a functional perspective and how using them can improve the structure of your applications. Episode 21 patrons: Scott Smith Joel McCracken Hakon Rossebo Seth Utecht Christophe Pereira da Conceicao E. Mulder Show Notes: Add a type parameter video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjIl81HgfE Matt Parson's follow-up post: http://www.parsonsmatt.org/2017/04/08/maybe_use_a_type_parameter.html Stephen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/S11001001 Type Parameter example in Scala: https://typelevel.org/blog/2015/09/21/change-values.html FP Chat Slack Community: https://fpchat-invite.herokuapp.com

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