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Summary: Error Handling in Functional Programming

Explore robust methods for handling errors in PHP functional programming. Learn to avoid exceptions by using chainable helper functions, callbacks, default values, and sum types like Either and Maybe monads to maintain pure, composable code.

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Key takeaways

  • Error handling is a challenging task, regardless of the paradigm. Exceptions are a hindrance to function composition and an opponent of referential transparency because they strain the PHP runtime.

  • It’s complicated to code in PHP without throwing an exception. The structure is, in ...