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Immutable.js

Immutable persistent data collections for Javascript which increase efficiency and simplicity, by Facebook
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What is Immutable.js?

Immutable provides Persistent Immutable List, Stack, Map, OrderedMap, Set, OrderedSet and Record. They are highly efficient on modern JavaScript VMs by using structural sharing via hash maps tries and vector tries as popularized by Clojure and Scala, minimizing the need to copy or cache data.
Immutable.js is a tool in the Javascript Utilities & Libraries category of a tech stack.
Immutable.js is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Immutable.js's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Immutable.js?

Companies
64 companies reportedly use Immutable.js in their tech stacks, including Instagram, Snapchat, and Glassdoor.

Developers
150 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Immutable.js.
Pros of Immutable.js
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Immutable data structures
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Allows you to mimic functional programming
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Bring the functional experience to JS
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Makes writing Javascript less scary
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Easily transpiles to different ES standards

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