Difference between revisions of "User:Lenny222/Haskell explained to the busy"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Introduction) |
|||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| TODO |
| TODO |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| − | |Why the name Haskell? |
+ | |Why the name "Haskell"? |
| Haskell is named after the American mathematician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Curry Haskell Curry] |
| Haskell is named after the American mathematician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Curry Haskell Curry] |
||
|} |
|} |
||
Revision as of 10:10, 29 September 2009
You have heard about Haskell but can not afford to spend much time to find out what it is?
I hope this page is for you.
Introduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Haskell? | TODO |
| Why the name "Haskell"? | Haskell is named after the American mathematician Haskell Curry |
The language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the meaning of the dollar sign "$"? | "$" is a way to avoid typing too many brackets.
For example: foo x = h (g (f x))
is the same as foo x = h $ g $ f x
|
| What is point-free style? | Point-free style is another way to define TODO |
| What is the meaning of the dot "."? | "." is used in point-free style code similar to "$".
For example: foo x = h $ g $ f x
is the same as foo = h . g . f
|
| What is the meaning of "forall"? | TODO |