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Haskell is a modern, general-purpose, [[functional programming|pure functional programming language]] that combines many powerful results from research into a practical programming language. Its features include: | Haskell is a modern, general-purpose, [[functional programming|pure functional programming language]] that combines many powerful results from research into a practical programming language. Its features include: | ||
* [[typing|Static typing]], which increases robustness by allowing the compiler to catch many common errors automatically. | * [[typing|'''Static typing''']], which increases robustness by allowing the compiler to catch many common errors automatically. | ||
* Type inference, which deduces types automatically and frees the programmer from writing superfluous type signatures. | * '''Type inference''', which deduces types automatically and frees the programmer from writing superfluous type signatures. | ||
*[[higher order function|Higher order functions]], [[polymorphism]], and [[lazy evaluation]], which enable higher levels of abstraction and more compositional, thus more reusable code. | *[[higher order function|'''Higher order functions''']], '''[[polymorphism]]''', and '''[[lazy evaluation]]''', which enable higher levels of abstraction and more compositional, thus more reusable code. | ||
* Purity, which helps to keep code maintainable, enables [[Introduction_to_QuickCheck|automatic, randomized testing]] and eases [[Concurrency_demos|concurrent programming]] significantly. | * '''Purity''', which helps to keep code maintainable, enables [[Introduction_to_QuickCheck|automatic, randomized testing]] and eases [[Concurrency_demos|concurrent programming]] significantly. | ||
Haskell comes with many libraries, freely available [[Implementations|compilers]] for almost any computer, debuggers, profilers, [[Haskell_program_coverage|code coverage]] and testing tools. | Haskell comes with many libraries, freely available [[Implementations|compilers]] for almost any computer, debuggers, profilers, [[Haskell_program_coverage|code coverage]] and testing tools. | ||
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