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| − | You have heard about Haskell but can not afford to spend much time to find out what it is? |
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| − | I hope this page will be for you. |
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| − | == Introduction == |
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| − | |What is Haskell? |
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| − | | TODO |
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| − | |Why the name Haskell? |
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| − | | Haskell is named after the American mathematician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Curry Haskell Curry] |
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| − | == Syntax== |
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| − | ! Question |
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| − | ! Answer |
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| − | |What is the meaning of the dollar sign "'''$'''"? |
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| − | |"$" is a way to avoid typing too many brackets. |
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| − | For example: |
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| − | <haskell>foo x = h (g (f x))</haskell> |
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| − | is the same as |
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| − | <haskell>foo x = h $ g $ f x</haskell> |
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| − | |What is '''point-free style'''? |
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| − | |'''Point-free style''' is another way to define TODO |
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| − | |What is the meaning of the dot "'''.'''"? |
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| − | |"." is used in point-free style code similar to "$". |
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| − | For example: |
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| − | <haskell>foo x = h $ g $ f x</haskell> |
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| − | is the same as |
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| − | <haskell>foo = h . g . f</haskell> |
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| − | |What is the meaning of "'''forall'''"? |
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| − | |TODO |
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