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This portal points to places where you can go if you want to learn Haskell. |
This portal points to places where you can go if you want to learn Haskell. |
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− | The [[Introduction|Introduction to Haskell]] on the Haskell website tells you what Haskell gives you: substantially increased programmer productivity, shorter, clearer, and more maintainable code, fewer errors, higher reliability, a smaller semantic gap between the programmer and the language, shorter lead times. There is an old but still relevant paper about [http:// |
+ | The [[Introduction|Introduction to Haskell]] on the Haskell website tells you what Haskell gives you: substantially increased programmer productivity, shorter, clearer, and more maintainable code, fewer errors, higher reliability, a smaller semantic gap between the programmer and the language, shorter lead times. There is an old but still relevant paper about [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~rjmh/Papers/whyfp.html Why Functional Programming Matters] (PDF) by John Hughes. More recently, Sebastian Sylvan wrote an article about [[Why Haskell Matters]]. |
There is also a [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Comparison table comparing Haskell to other functional languages]. Many questions about functional programming are answered by the [http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh//faq.html comp.lang.functional FAQ]. |
There is also a [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Comparison table comparing Haskell to other functional languages]. Many questions about functional programming are answered by the [http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh//faq.html comp.lang.functional FAQ]. |
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− | You can ask questions to members of the |
+ | You can ask questions to members of the Haskell community on mailing lists, IRC, or StackOverflow. We recommend installing the [http://www.haskell.org/platform/ Haskell Platform]. |
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+ | Short training courses aimed at existing programmers |
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− | Here is an overview about Haskell implementations (for new, or non-expert users, we recommend starting with the [http://haskell.org/platform Haskell Platform]). |
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+ | * [http://www.well-typed.com/services_training On-site and public training courses] by Well-Typed (2-day intro, 2-day advanced, custom on-site courses) |
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+ | * [http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/softeng/subjects/FPR.html Software Engineering course on Functional Programming] at the University of Oxford (1-week course) |
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+ | * [http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/USCS Summerschool on Applied Functional Programming] at Utrecht University (2-week course) |
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− | | Many language extensions; generated code is very fast. ''The most popular implementation.'' |
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− | | [http://www.haskell.org/hugs/ Hugs] |
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− | | Fast compilation; used a lot for learning Haskell and rapid code development. See also [[WinHugs]]. |
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− | | [http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/fp/nhc98/ nhc98] |
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− | | Profiling, debugging, tracing. ''Not actively developed.'' |
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− | | Compiles to bytecodes. Runtime easily portable. ''Not actively developed.'' |
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− | | [http://www.cs.uu.nl/helium/ Helium] |
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− | | No type classes (yet!) and thus incompatible with most material on this site. Made for teaching/learning. Excellent error messages. |
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− | | [http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/UHC UHC] |
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− | | Developed for experimentation with language features. As a Haskell compiler still under development. |
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Below there are links to certain introductory material. If you want to dig deeper, see [[Books and tutorials]]. |
Below there are links to certain introductory material. If you want to dig deeper, see [[Books and tutorials]]. |
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* [http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/hudak/SOE/ The Haskell School of Expression] |
* [http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/hudak/SOE/ The Haskell School of Expression] |
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− | * [http://www. |
+ | * [http://www.haskellcraft.com/ Haskell: the Craft of Functional Programming] |
* [http://www.prenhall.com/allbooks/ptr_0134843460.html Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell] |
* [http://www.prenhall.com/allbooks/ptr_0134843460.html Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell] |
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* [http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item1129654/Introduction%20to%20Functional%20Programming%20Systems%20Using%20Haskell/?site_locale=en_US An Introduction to Functional Programming Systems Using Haskell] |
* [http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item1129654/Introduction%20to%20Functional%20Programming%20Systems%20Using%20Haskell/?site_locale=en_US An Introduction to Functional Programming Systems Using Haskell] |
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* [http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~lapalme/Algorithms-functional.html Algorithms: A functional programming approach] |
* [http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~lapalme/Algorithms-functional.html Algorithms: A functional programming approach] |
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− | * [http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jve/HR/ The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths, and Programming] |
+ | * [http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jve/HR/ The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths, and Programming] (also freely [http://fldit-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/~peter/PS07/HR.pdf available online]). |
* [http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html Programming in Haskell] |
* [http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html Programming in Haskell] |
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* [http://book.realworldhaskell.org/ Real World Haskell] |
* [http://book.realworldhaskell.org/ Real World Haskell] |
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+ | * [http://nostarch.com/lyah.htm Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!] |
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=== Online tutorials === |
=== Online tutorials === |
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* [[Meta-tutorial]] |
* [[Meta-tutorial]] |
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+ | * [http://pluralsight.com/training/Courses/Find?highlight=true&searchTerm=haskell Haskell Fundamentals - get started and learn key concepts] at Pluralsight (2-part, 5 hour online course) |
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− | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Haskell Haskell Wikibook] A |
+ | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Haskell Haskell Wikibook] A thorough textbook with a step-by-step beginners track assuming no programming background. Also includes many advanced concepts, and adaptations of "Yet Another Haskell Tutorial", "Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours", and "All about monads". |
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+ | * [http://pub.hal3.name/daume02yaht.pdf YAHT - Yet Another Haskell Tutorial] (good tutorial available online) |
* [http://www.cs.ou.edu/~rlpage/fpclassCurrent/textbook/haskell.shtml Two dozen short lessons] |
* [http://www.cs.ou.edu/~rlpage/fpclassCurrent/textbook/haskell.shtml Two dozen short lessons] |
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* [http://www.haskell.org/tutorial/ A Gentle Introduction to Haskell] - classic text, but not so gentle really :D |
* [http://www.haskell.org/tutorial/ A Gentle Introduction to Haskell] - classic text, but not so gentle really :D |
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* [ftp://ftp.geoinfo.tuwien.ac.at/navratil/HaskellTutorial.pdf Haskell-Tutorial] |
* [ftp://ftp.geoinfo.tuwien.ac.at/navratil/HaskellTutorial.pdf Haskell-Tutorial] |
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− | * [http:// |
+ | * [http://lasche.codingcrew.de/kurse/haskell/hskurs_index.htm Online Haskell Course] (German) |
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+ | * [http://collection.openlibra.com.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/haskell_tutorial_for_c_programmers_en.pdf Haskell tutorial for C Programmers] |
* [http://learnyouahaskell.com/ Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!] Beautiful, illustrated Haskell tutorial for programmers with less of a functional programming background. |
* [http://learnyouahaskell.com/ Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!] Beautiful, illustrated Haskell tutorial for programmers with less of a functional programming background. |
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+ | * [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2672EBC57C1F5F9B Learning Haskell] Ongoing tutorial in the form of YouTube videos; updates slowly. |
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+ | *[https://stevekrouse.github.io/hs.js/ Pattern matching, first-class functions, and abstracting over recursion in Haskell], a simulation of the evaluation of map, foldr and foldl. |
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=== Advanced tutorials === |
=== Advanced tutorials === |
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* [[Hitchhikers guide to Haskell]] |
* [[Hitchhikers guide to Haskell]] |
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* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Write_Yourself_a_Scheme_in_48_Hours Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours] |
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Write_Yourself_a_Scheme_in_48_Hours Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours] |
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− | * [http://research.microsoft.com/ |
+ | * [http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/marktoberdorf/ Tackling the Awkward Squad] (on I/O, interfacing to C, concurrency and exceptions) |
=== Debugging/profiling/optimization === |
=== Debugging/profiling/optimization === |
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=== Monads === |
=== Monads === |
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+ | * [http://blog.sigfpe.com/2006/08/you-could-have-invented-monads-and.html You Could Have Invented Monads! (And Maybe You Already Have.)] |
− | * [http:// |
+ | * [http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/wadler/papers/marktoberdorf/baastad.pdf Monads for Functional Programming] |
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+ | * [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/All_About_Monads All about monads] |
* [[IO inside|IO inside: down the Rabbit Hole]] |
* [[IO inside|IO inside: down the Rabbit Hole]] |
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− | * [http://spbhug.folding-maps.org/wiki/MonadsEn Monads] |
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=== Type classes === |
=== Type classes === |
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− | * [http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/wadler/papers/class/class.ps.gz The paper that |
+ | * [http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/wadler/papers/class/class.ps.gz The paper that for the first time introduced type classes and their implementation using dictionaries] |
* [[Research papers/Type systems#Type classes|More papers on the type classes]] |
* [[Research papers/Type systems#Type classes|More papers on the type classes]] |
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=== Generic programming === |
=== Generic programming === |
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+ | * [[Scrap your boilerplate]] |
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− | * [Dead link; [http://replay.web.archive.org/20090207090211/http://www.cs.vu.nl/boilerplate/ IA backup]] [http://www.cs.vu.nl/boilerplate/#papers Scrap your boilerplate] |
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=== Popular libraries === |
=== Popular libraries === |
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* ByteStrings? |
* ByteStrings? |
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+ | * [http://legacy.cs.uu.nl/daan/download/parsec/parsec.html Parsec, a fast combinator parser] |
* [[Modern array libraries]] |
* [[Modern array libraries]] |
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* [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Gtk2Hs/Tutorials Gtk2Hs, the GUI library] |
* [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Gtk2Hs/Tutorials Gtk2Hs, the GUI library] |
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* The official language definition: [[Language and library specification]] |
* The official language definition: [[Language and library specification]] |
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− | * [[HaskellNewbie|Haskell Newbie]] |
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* [http://zvon.org/other/haskell/Outputglobal/index.html Haskell Reference] |
* [http://zvon.org/other/haskell/Outputglobal/index.html Haskell Reference] |
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* Haskell [[Reference card]] |
* Haskell [[Reference card]] |
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* [http://members.chello.nl/hjgtuyl/tourdemonad.html A tour of the Haskell Monad functions] |
* [http://members.chello.nl/hjgtuyl/tourdemonad.html A tour of the Haskell Monad functions] |
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− | * [http://www.cs.uu.nl/ |
+ | * [http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/bin/view/Helium/ATourOfTheHeliumPrelude Tour of the Helium Prelude] |
− | * [http://www.cs. |
+ | * [http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/sjt/craft2e/errors/allErrors.html Some common Hugs error messages] |
* [http://cheatsheet.codeslower.com/ The Haskell Cheatsheet] - A reference card and mini-tutorial in one. |
* [http://cheatsheet.codeslower.com/ The Haskell Cheatsheet] - A reference card and mini-tutorial in one. |
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* A [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Category:Glossary Glossary] of common terminology. |
* A [http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Category:Glossary Glossary] of common terminology. |
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=== Course material === |
=== Course material === |
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− | * [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/TDA555/ Introduction to Functional Programming, Chalmers] |
+ | * [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/TDA555/ Introduction to Functional Programming, Chalmers] (for beginners at programming) |
− | * [http://www. |
+ | * [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/TDA452/ Functional Programming, Chalmers] |
* [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/afp/ Advanced Functional Programming, Chalmers] |
* [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/afp/ Advanced Functional Programming, Chalmers] |
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+ | * [http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/pfp/ Parallel Functional Programming, Chalmers] |
+ | * [http://www.shuklan.com/haskell Introduction to Haskell], University of Virginia CS 1501 |
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* [http://www.cs.caltech.edu/courses/cs11/material/haskell/index.html CS 11 Caltech] |
* [http://www.cs.caltech.edu/courses/cs11/material/haskell/index.html CS 11 Caltech] |
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− | * [http://www.cs.uu.nl/docs/vakken/lfp/ Functional programming]: course notes ([http://www. |
+ | * [http://www.cs.uu.nl/docs/vakken/lfp/ Functional programming]: course notes ([http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~fokke101/courses/fp-eng.pdf English], [http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~fokke101/courses/fp-nl.pdf Dutch], [http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~fokke101/courses/fp-sp.pdf Spanish]), slides in Dutch |
* [http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs1011/05s2/ CS1011]: Tutorials, lab exercises and solutions |
* [http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs1011/05s2/ CS1011]: Tutorials, lab exercises and solutions |
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+ | * Stanford - [http://www.scs.stanford.edu/11au-cs240h/ Functional Systems in Haskell] |
Revision as of 11:40, 8 August 2014
This portal points to places where you can go if you want to learn Haskell.
The Introduction to Haskell on the Haskell website tells you what Haskell gives you: substantially increased programmer productivity, shorter, clearer, and more maintainable code, fewer errors, higher reliability, a smaller semantic gap between the programmer and the language, shorter lead times. There is an old but still relevant paper about Why Functional Programming Matters (PDF) by John Hughes. More recently, Sebastian Sylvan wrote an article about Why Haskell Matters.
There is also a table comparing Haskell to other functional languages. Many questions about functional programming are answered by the comp.lang.functional FAQ.
You can ask questions to members of the Haskell community on mailing lists, IRC, or StackOverflow. We recommend installing the Haskell Platform.
Training courses
Short training courses aimed at existing programmers
- On-site and public training courses by Well-Typed (2-day intro, 2-day advanced, custom on-site courses)
- Software Engineering course on Functional Programming at the University of Oxford (1-week course)
- Summerschool on Applied Functional Programming at Utrecht University (2-week course)
Material for self-study
Below there are links to certain introductory material. If you want to dig deeper, see Books and tutorials.
Textbooks
- The Haskell School of Expression
- Haskell: the Craft of Functional Programming
- Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell
- An Introduction to Functional Programming Systems Using Haskell
- Algorithms: A functional programming approach
- The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths, and Programming (also freely available online).
- Programming in Haskell
- Real World Haskell
- Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!
Online tutorials
- Meta-tutorial
- Haskell Fundamentals - get started and learn key concepts at Pluralsight (2-part, 5 hour online course)
- Haskell Wikibook A thorough textbook with a step-by-step beginners track assuming no programming background. Also includes many advanced concepts, and adaptations of "Yet Another Haskell Tutorial", "Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours", and "All about monads".
- YAHT - Yet Another Haskell Tutorial (good tutorial available online)
- Two dozen short lessons
- A Gentle Introduction to Haskell - classic text, but not so gentle really :D
- Haskell-Tutorial
- Online Haskell Course (German)
- Haskell tutorial for C Programmers
- Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! Beautiful, illustrated Haskell tutorial for programmers with less of a functional programming background.
- Learning Haskell Ongoing tutorial in the form of YouTube videos; updates slowly.
- Pattern matching, first-class functions, and abstracting over recursion in Haskell, a simulation of the evaluation of map, foldr and foldl.
Advanced tutorials
- Hitchhikers guide to Haskell
- Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours
- Tackling the Awkward Squad (on I/O, interfacing to C, concurrency and exceptions)
Debugging/profiling/optimization
Monads
- You Could Have Invented Monads! (And Maybe You Already Have.)
- Monads for Functional Programming
- All about monads
- IO inside: down the Rabbit Hole
Type classes
- The paper that for the first time introduced type classes and their implementation using dictionaries
- More papers on the type classes
Generic programming
Popular libraries
Reference
- The official language definition: Language and library specification
- Tour of the Haskell Prelude
- Haskell Reference
- Haskell Reference card
- A tour of the Haskell Monad functions
- Tour of the Helium Prelude
- Some common Hugs error messages
- The Haskell Cheatsheet - A reference card and mini-tutorial in one.
- A Glossary of common terminology.
Course material
- Introduction to Functional Programming, Chalmers (for beginners at programming)
- Functional Programming, Chalmers
- Advanced Functional Programming, Chalmers
- Parallel Functional Programming, Chalmers
- Introduction to Haskell, University of Virginia CS 1501
- CS 11 Caltech
- Functional programming: course notes (English, Dutch, Spanish), slides in Dutch
- CS1011: Tutorials, lab exercises and solutions
- Stanford - Functional Systems in Haskell