User:Lenny222/Haskell explained to the busy

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

I hope this page is for you.

Introduction

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 good about a purely functional programming language?	TODO
What is a lazy programming language?	TODO
What is good about a lazy programming language?	TODO
What is a statically typed programming language?	TODO
What is good about a statically typed programming language?	TODO
Is Haskell Open Source?	TODO
Why the name "Haskell"?	Haskell is named after the American mathematician Haskell Curry

Basics

Question	Answer
How do you define a function in Haskell?	TODO For example: add x y = x + y
Didn't you say Haskell is statically typed?	It is. TODO
What is the meaning of the dollar sign "$"?	"$" is a way to compose functions, but 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 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 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 "data"?	TODO
What is the meaning of "newtype"?	TODO
What is the meaning of "type"?	TODO
What is currying?	TODO
What is pattern matching?	TODO

Advanced

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