More concise with underscore (each, filter, map, reduce) JavaScript 14.08.2015

each

Iterates over a list of elements, yielding each in turn to an iteratee function. Each invocation of iteratee is called with three arguments: (element, index, list).

In JavaScript

for(var i = 0; i < someArray.length; i++) {
    var someThing = someArray[i];
    doSomething(someArray[i]);
}

In undescore

_.each(someArray, function(someThing) {
  doSomething(someThing);
})

That’s underscorejs in action. Clean, easy to read, short, no variables, stacks of semi-colons… just plain nice.

map

Produces a new array of values by mapping each value in list through a transformation function.

In undescore

var result = _.map(someArray, function(someThing) {
  return doSomething(someThing);
})

filter

Looks through each value in the list, returning an array of all the values that pass a truth test (predicate).

In JavaScript

var i, result = [];

for(i = 0; i < someArray.length; i++) {
    var someThing = someArray[i];
    if(someThing.isVisible === true) {
        result.push(someArray[i]);
    }
}

In undescore

var result = _.filter(someArray, function(someThing) {
  return someThing.isVisible === true;
})

reduce

Reduce boils down a list of values into a single value.

In JavaScript

var total = 0, coefficient = 0.24, items = [5, 4, 3, 7], i;

for(i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
  var item = items[i];
  total += item * coefficient;
}

In undescore

var total = 0, coefficient = 0.24, items = [5, 4, 3, 7], i;

total = _.reduce(items, function(prevTotal, item) {
    return prevTotal + (item * coefficient);
}, 0)