Reviews by Marcelo Olivas

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On Mar 6, 2014 Marcelo Olivas wrote: Looking forward to it, but I was dissapointed
There were some good parts of the book, but I was hoping for more. Then again, I don't think that I'm the target audience. The book, at least in my opinion, is for those non-technical individuals that are just getting started with big data. I highly recommend attending the Strata conference or buying the videos instead. Full Review >

Functional Thinking

Functional Thinking

Functional Programming using Java, Clojure and Scala

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On Jun 4, 2013 Marcelo Olivas wrote: Functional Thinking Video Review
I was skeptical about this presentation, but I am a fan of Neal Ford so I decided to give it a shot. Overall, I was very pleased with the content mainly because it did not focused on syntax, it focused on context! "Functional" is more a way of thinking than a tool set. For anyone to understand functional programming you need to understand the concepts, and Neal achieved this in his presentation. Full Review >

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