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Why is React "functional"?

John K. Paul at React Rally 2015

We all know that React works, but being functional implies so much more than the typical dictionary definition would imply. Using React and Om as an example, I’d like to walk you through some tenets of functional programming. A win much bigger than the words ‘virtual dom’ exists in React, and through my examples, you’ll see what makes reasoning about functional systems such a treat.