You know how OOP became/seems like the next evolution in programming, does that mean that 'Functional Programming' is the next evolution

I learn best through examples, maybe someone could show performing the same task in a OOP way & then in a Functional Programming way for myself to understand & compare what functional programming does/is.

Is Javascript a functional language? I know it has objects & you can do OOP with it also, but is it also a functional language, can it be used in that way?

You know how OOP became/seems like the next evolution in programming, does that mean that 'Functional Programming' is the next evolution

I learn best through examples, maybe someone could show performing the same task in a OOP way & then in a Functional Programming way for myself to understand & compare what functional programming does/is.

When it comes to object orientation, Javascript is an object oriented language. But its object orientation is prototype based:

Object orientation and functional programming are just two of the many different programming paradigms, they are different styles of programming with different concepts and abstractions. The key word is "different". There isn't a single paradigm that's better than others or more evolved than others, each and every one fits some scenarios better than the others.

Javascript, as I described above and as quite a few other languages, is multi-paradigm, it allows you to write code in imperative style, prototype style and functional style. It's up to you to choose which one best fits whatever you are building. There are also several single paradigm languages, the canonical example being Java, which only allows for class based object oriented programming¹.

You should really resist any urge to treat languages & paradigms as fashion statements. There's an abudance of crap out there, mostly written by fanboys / fangirls or marketing people, with little (if any) knowledge and understanding of programming.

_{¹ But lately tries to expand its scope to generic programming, let's see how that goes/}

Scheme is a dialect of Lisp, and probably one of the languages most programmers think of when they discuss functional programming. When it comes to object orientation, Javascript is an object oriented language. But its object orientation is prototype based:

Object orientation and functional programming are just two of the many different programming paradigms, they are different styles of programming with different concepts and abstractions. The key word is "different". There isn't a single paradigm that's better than others or more evolved than others, each and every one fits some scenarios better than the others. Some may be quite older in origin than others, but in evolutionary terms that makes them better, as they have survided longer. But that's not a very smart way of looking at it.

Javascript, as I described above and as quite a few other languages, is multi-paradigm. It allows you to write code in imperative, prototype based object oriented and functional style. It's up to you to choose which one best fits whatever you are building. There are also several single paradigm languages, the canonical example being Java, which only allows for class based object oriented programming¹.

You should really resist any urge to treat languages & paradigms as fashion statements. There's an abudance of crap out there, mostly written by fanboys / fangirls or marketing people, with little (if any) knowledge and understanding of programming. Terms like "better", "more evolved" etc, simply don't apply.

I learn best through examples, maybe someone could show performing the same task in a OOP way & then in a Functional Programming way for myself to understand & compare what functional programming does/is.

That would be a terrible way to learn. Functional and object orientation are quite different styles, and any example other than terribly simple ones would not fit one or the other style.

_{¹ But lately tries to expand its scope to generic programming, let's see how that goes.}

In conclusion:

• Concentrate on learning Javascript, it's a beautiful and extremly useful language. Learn the language, not the hype.
• Quite a few different paradigms, all equally useful. Up to you to choose which one you prefer and which one fits best whatever you're building.
• If you want to learn functional programming, choose a more suited language, like Scheme or Clojure. But you'll first need to understand the mathematical concepts involved.
• Do some research before you ask. Most of your questions are answered by the relevant Wikipedia articles. Knowing how to research and how to ask is an extremely important skill for any programmer.