The Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming

  • Authors:
  • Simon Thompson

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • The Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

From the Publisher:The second edition of Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming is essential reading for beginners to functional programming and newcomers to the Haskell programming language. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs and the text contains many examples and running case studies, as well as advice an program design, testing, problem solving and how to avoid common pitfalls.Building on the strengths of the first edition, the book includes many new and improved features:Complete coverage of Haskell 98, the standard version of Haskellwhich will be stable and supported by implementations for years tocome.An emphasis on software engineering principles, encouraging adisciplined approach to building reusable libraries of softwarecomponents.Detailed coverage of the Hugs interpreter with an appendix coveringother implementations.A running case study of pictures emphasizes the built-in functionswhich appear in the standard prelude and libraries. It is also used togive an early preview of some of the more complex language features,such as high-order functions.List comprehensions and the standard functions over lists are coveredbefore recursion.Early coverage of polymorphism supporting the "toolkit" approachand encouraging the resuse of built-in functions and types.Extensive reference material containing details of further reading inbooks, journals and on the World Wide Web.Accompanying Web Site supporting the book, containing all theprogram code, further teaching materials and other useful resources.