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The language is named for [[Haskell Brooks Curry]], whose work in mathematical logic serves as a foundation for |
The language is named for [[Haskell Brooks Curry]], whose work in mathematical logic serves as a foundation for |
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Revision as of 10:01, 9 July 2009
Haskell is a computer programming language that is
quite different from most other programming languages.
History
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.