For each pattern, you’ll first see the traditional object-oriented solution, and then dig into the functional replacements in both Scala and Clojure. Each pattern helps you solve a common programming problem. On the object-oriented side, you’ll see many common patterns, such as Command, Strategy, and Null Object. On the functional side, you‘ll learn core functional patterns such as Memoization, Lazy Sequence, and Tail Recursion.
You can start off small, adding functional code little by little, so you can complement your existing knowledge with Scala and Clojure.