This document provides an overview of functional programming concepts using Ruby. It discusses some of the problems with object-oriented programming like side effects and sharing of data and code. It then presents some ways to adopt a more functional style in Ruby, such as treating loops and data structures as functions. The document also introduces the Functional Ruby gem which adds features inspired by languages like Erlang and Haskell, including pattern matching, immutability and memoization. Overall, the document aims to demonstrate how functional programming principles can be applied in Ruby.
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