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Re:Ask HN: How to explain functional programming to my 13-ye... by joshschreuder on Thursday December 10, 2015 @04:57PM (#10713796)
If he's already learning JS, why not stick with functional concepts there, in a language he is familiar with?

Two resources I can recommend are:

- http://reactivex.io/learnrx/

- https://github.com/MostlyAdequate/mostly-adequate-guide

The second link in particular is quite an in-depth look at the more theoretical side of functional programming but in the first part it deals with fundamentals, and is not super complex to follow.

I say this as someone who can grasp the basics like functional composition, currying, partial application etc. but not stuff like monads, functors, etc. so take my advice for what it's worth :)

Good luck!

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