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Jonathon is an entrepreneur and technologist focused on platform architecture, product development, and data science. He currently leads the technology team behind CrisisNET, a platform for global crisis data from Ushahidi. Before CrisisNET Jonathon was CTO of venture-backed travel startup SA Trails, and lead technologist for design/build agency Bright & Shiny. He regularly writes and speaks about data for social good, software architecture and emerging technologies, and tweets @jonathonmorgan.

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Don’t Be Scared Of Functional Programming

Stricter functional programming languages are typically used when a system’s performance and integrity are both critical — i.e. your program needs to do exactly what you expect every time and needs to operate in an environment where its tasks can be shared across hundreds or thousands of networked computers. These languages have a steep learning curve for most front-end web developers; however, many more approachable languages incorporate features of functional programming. Read more…