Haskell from the Very Beginning

by John Whitington

Description

In Haskell from the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching the basics of a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints. Haskell from the Very Beginning will appeal both to new programmers, and to experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such show more as Haskell. It is suitable both for formal use within an undergraduate or graduate curriculum, and for the interested amateur.Chapters: Getting ReadyStarting OffNames and FunctionsUsing ScriptsCase by CaseMaking ListsTwo Ways of ThinkingSorting ThingsFunctions upon Functions upon FunctionsWhen Things Go WrongLooking Things UpMore with FunctionsNew Kinds of DataGrowing TreesThe Other NumbersBeing LazyIn and OutBuilding Bigger ProgramsThe Standard Prelude and BaseAnswers to QuestionsHints for QuestionsCoping with ErrorsIndex show less

Member Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
1
1

1 review

Otukan 1 review

This is by far the best first book to learn Haskell. I have not seen any other source for getting started with Haskell than this gentle introduction where there is no mention of the the dreaded (loved once you get over the initial barrier) mo* word. Make sure you work out the questions at the end of each chapter. Once you finish, you will be able to write simple Haskell programs and start your adventure with the mo* word comfortably.

Ratings