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You have heard about Haskell but don't have the time to find out what it is?

I hope this page is for you.

Question	Answer
What is Haskell?	Haskell is a purely functional, lazy, statically typed programming language
What is a purely functional programming language?	TODO
What is a lazy programming language?	TODO
What is a statically typed programming language?	TODO
Why the name "Haskell"?	Haskell is named after the American mathematician Haskell Curry

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 a way to define functions solely as a composition of other functions, leaving arguments in the definition out. For example: takeFive x = take 5 x is the same as takeFive = take 5 in point-free style.
What is the meaning of the dot "."?	"." is used to compose functions in point-free style, similar to "$". For example: foo x = h $ g $ f x is the same as foo = h . g . f
What is the meaning of the "data"?	TODO
What is the meaning of the "newtype"?	TODO
What is the meaning of the "type"?	TODO

Question	Answer
What is a Monad?	TODO
What is the meaning of "forall"?	TODO

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