List is a Monad: Understanding Map, flatMap, and Maybe in Practice

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/list-is-a-monad-understanding-map-flatmap-and-maybe-in-practice . Monads are more than just containers, and there isn’t the-one-and-only monad. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming . You can also check exclusive content about #programming , #monad , #monads , #monads-explained , #list-monad-tutorial , #map-vs-flatmap , #unit-and-flatmap , #maybe-monad-guide , and more. This story was written by: @alexyorke . Learn more about this writer by checking @alexyorke's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Monads are more than just containers, and there isn’t the-one-and-only monad. Monads usually involve generic types, but they require specific operations (`Unit' and 'flatMap')