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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: |
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| − | * [[typing|Static typing]] increases robustness |
+ | * [[typing|Static typing]], which increases robustness by allowing the compiler to catch many common errors automatically. |
| − | * Type inference deduces types automatically |
+ | * 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]] enable higher levels of abstraction |
+ | *[[higher order function|Higher order functions]], [[polymorphism]], and [[lazy evaluation]], which enable higher levels of abstraction and more compositional, thus more reusable code. |
| − | * Purity 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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Haskell is a modern, general-purpose, pure functional programming language that combines many powerful results from research into a practical programming language. Its features include:
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