FP Forum: PureScript Happy Hour with Justin Woo

Please note the updated date for this Meetup!

Justin Woo is a failed material scientist who now spends his time writing JavaScript for work and Purescript/Haskell for fun. He lives in Finland as a result of being Twitter friends with André Staltz.

Tonight, in this casual workshop, he will introduce us to his simpleJSON library and show us some examples of how row types in PureScript enable simple decoding from even tricky looking code. Seasoned functional programmers unfamiliar with PureScript as well as FP beginners with JavaScript experience will learn a ton about this exciting new ecosystem for the frontend!

Please come prepared, with your laptops, to follow along with the demo. Afterward, we will go out and continue the conversation over food and drinks.

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The mission of the Berlin Functional Programming Group is to make FP accessible to as broad an audience as possible. We primarily serve the needs of beginners to programming and to functional programming languages.

FP Forum is a regular gathering for current and aspiring functional programmers to meet, educate one another, collaborate on projects, and discuss ways to strengthen our community. Anyone is welcome to request or propose a topic or workshop. You are also welcome and encouraged to seek help with your FP studies and demonstrate practical applications of FP in your job or personal projects. FP Forum offers an informal, supportive, and low pressure environment for people to learn and grow, so come join us no matter your background or skill level!

Please note that we want attendees to get hands-on coding experience, so our focus is on practical activities, whether in large or small groups, rather than on talks or prepared presentations.