Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! - A Beginner's Guide

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! - A Beginner's Guide

A tutorial aimed at people who have experience in imperative programming languages but haven't programmed in a functional language before.

Publication date: 01 Apr 2011

ISBN-10: 1593272839

ISBN-13: 9781593272838

Paperback: 400 pages

Views: 7,428

Type: Book

Publisher: No Starch Press

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

Post time: 31 Oct 2016 01:00:00

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! - A Beginner's Guide

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! - A Beginner's Guide A tutorial aimed at people who have experience in imperative programming languages but haven't programmed in a functional language before.
Tag(s): Functional Programming
Publication date: 01 Apr 2011
ISBN-10: 1593272839
ISBN-13: 9781593272838
Paperback: 400 pages
Views: 7,428
Document Type: Book
Publisher: No Starch Press
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Post time: 31 Oct 2016 01:00:00
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From the Introduction:
Miran Lipovaca wrote:Haskell is fun, and that’s what it’s all about!

This book is aimed at people who have experience programming in imperative languages—such as C++, Java, and Python—and now want to try out Haskell. But even if you don’t have any significant programming experience, I’ll bet a smart person like you will be able to follow along and learn Haskell.

My first reaction to Haskell was that the language was just too weird. But after getting over that initial hurdle, it was smooth sailing. Even if Haskell seems strange to you at first, don’t give up. Learning Haskell is almost like learning to program for the first time all over again. It’s fun, and it forces you to think differently.

NOTE
If you ever get really stuck, the IRC channel #haskell on the freenode network is a great place to ask questions. The people there tend to be nice, patient, and understanding. They’re a great resource for Haskell newbies.

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About The Author(s)


Miran Lipovaca is a computer science student in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In addition to his passion for Haskell, he enjoys boxing, playing bass guitar, and, of course, drawing. He has a fascination with dancing skeletons and the number 71, and when he walks through automatic doors he pretends that he's actually opening them with his mind.

Miran Lipovača

Miran Lipovaca is a computer science student in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In addition to his passion for Haskell, he enjoys boxing, playing bass guitar, and, of course, drawing. He has a fascination with dancing skeletons and the number 71, and when he walks through automatic doors he pretends that he's actually opening them with his mind.


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