by Adam England | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: November 2014 | ISBN: 9781784397258

Packt video courses are designed to cover the breadth of the topic in short, hands-on, task-based videos. Each course is divided into short manageable sections, so you can watch the whole thing or jump to the bit you need. The focus is on practical instructions and screencasts showing you how to get the job done. Rapid Lo-Dash is a fast paced introduction to using functional programming techniques in JavaScript. Examples are quick and to the point – you won't get caught up in long exercises – you'll get the grand tour of Lo-Dash, building up to complex concepts including big data crunching and functional programming. If you are a JavaScript programmer and want to make your code faster and more maintainable by using the Lo-Dash library, you'll love this course. Familiarity with JavaScript in either node.js or web applications is highly recommended.

1. Chapter 1 : Getting Started with Lo-Dash
   • Course Overview 00:04:23
   • Setting Up Your Development Environment 00:03:51
   • Using Lo-Dash on the Web 00:03:09
   • Navigating Arrays with Lo-Dash 00:02:45
   • Manipulating Arrays with Lo-Dash 00:03:18
2. Chapter 2 : Getting Started with Lo-Dash
   • Creating and Using Objects 00:04:52
   • Detecting Types with Lo-Dash 00:03:18
   • Copying and Cloning Objects 00:03:18
   • Reusing Code with Lo-Dash 00:03:01
3. Chapter 3 : Collections and Functional Programming
   • Finding Data in Collections 00:03:58
   • Filtering Collections 00:04:01
   • Categorizing Data 00:02:49
   • Using Statistical and Random Functions 00:02:58
   • Applying Map/Reduce in Lo-Dash 00:04:07
4. Chpater 4 : Collections and Functional Programming
   • Throttling and Delaying Functions 00:04:28
   • Chaining Functions 00:03:40
   • Binding Application Contexts 00:03:50