Haskell

Haskell is a computer programming language. In particular, it is a polymorphically statically typed, lazy, purely functional language, quite different from most other programming languages. The language is named for Haskell Brooks Curry, whose work in mathematical logic serves as a foundation for functional languages. Haskell is based on the lambda calculus, hence the lambda we use as a logo. 1 Why use Haskell? Writing large software systems that work is difficult and expensive. WOW! Even if you are not in a position to use Haskell in your programming projects, learning Haskell can make you a better programmer in any language. I learned Haskell a couple of years ago, having previously programmed in Python and (many) other languages. Haskell offers you: Substantially increased programmer productivity (Ericsson measured an improvement factor of between 9 and 25 using Erlang, a functional programming language similar to Haskell, in one set of experiments on telephony software). 3.4 Brevity

Home - D Programming Language The Julia Language How to learn Haskell How This Guide Works So you want learn Haskell, and somehow or another you've ended up at this page. Good! If you have any questions or comments, the authors would love to hear from you! Starting Out Make sure you understand the reasons for learning Haskell Unlike some modern languages, Haskell is not a language you will pick up in two days and then be able to write your homework 10x faster in. Installing and running Haskell The first thing you should do is install a Haskell compiler/interpreter on your system. Resources:The Haskell Wiki has an enormous collection of tutorials, papers, and other resources for the aspiring Haskeller.Haskell in 5 Steps talks about how to get Haskell on your computer and start writing programsReal World Haskell's guide to installing and running GHC Editors & GHCI To make the most of the code examples you find, you should set up a good editor environment for yourself. Raghu has pointed out that haskell-mode is much easier to set up in emacs than xemacs. a = 5