User:Lenny222/Haskell explained to the busy
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You have heard about Haskell but don't have the time to find out what it is?
I hope this page is for you.
Introduction
Question | Answer |
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What is Haskell? | Haskell is a purely functional, lazy, statically typed programming language |
What is a purely functional programming language? | TODO |
What is a lazy programming language? | TODO |
What is a statically typed programming language? | TODO |
Why the name "Haskell"? | Haskell is named after the American mathematician Haskell Curry |
Basics
Question | Answer |
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What is the meaning of the dollar sign "$"? | "$" is a way to compose functions, but avoid typing too many brackets.
For example: foo x = h (g (f x))
is the same as foo x = h $ g $ f x
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What is the meaning of the dot "."? | "." is used to compose functions in point-free style, similar to "$".
For example: foo x = h $ g $ f x
is the same as foo = h . g . f
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What is point-free style? | Point-free style is a way to define functions solely as a composition of other functions, leaving arguments in the definition out.
For example: takeFive x = take 5 x
is the same as takeFive = take 5
in point-free style. |
What is the meaning of "data"? | TODO |
What is the meaning of "newtype"? | TODO |
What is the meaning of "type"? | TODO |
What is currying? | TODO |
Advanced
Question | Answer |
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What is a Monad? | TODO |
What is the meaning of "forall"? | TODO |