Rating: ***
Tags: Lang:en
Added: July 9, 2020
Modified: November 5, 2021
Summary
Haskell is one of the leading languages for teaching
functional programming, enabling students to write simpler
and cleaner code, and to learn how to structure and reason
about programs. This introduction is ideal for beginners: it
requires no previous programming experience and all concepts
are explained from first principles via carefully chosen
examples. Each chapter includes exercises that range from the
straightforward to extended projects, plus suggestions for
further reading on more advanced topics. The author is a
leading Haskell researcher and instructor, well-known for his
teaching skills. The presentation is clear and simple, and
benefits from having been refined and class-tested over
several years. The result is a text that can be used with
courses, or for self-learning. Features include freely
accessible Powerpoint slides for each chapter, solutions to
exercises and examination questions (with solutions)
available to instructors, and a downloadable code that's
fully compliant with the latest Haskell release. **