Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition)

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1) Paperback Book Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition) by Prentice Hall PTR. Bird and Wadler got me started on functional programming. Before that, I´d only seen discussions of C++/STL functors and functions like for, map etcetera.

B&W was dense, and magic. It reminded me of the first time I read the K&R C book, you´re following along fine, and all of a sudden you´re off the deep end!

The syntax, sort of ML-like adds to the ´magic´ feel of it all. Overall I think it´s a good book. But like with K&R, make this your second or third book, to ground you in the fundamentals after you´ve become somewhat familiar with the syntax and application of a particular fnal language.

That said, it covers a wide breadth of topics, and does justice to them as well. But this opinion comes from a newbie at functional programming, so caveat lector!

For me, it made me realise that there was a whole ´new´ way of programming, vastly bigger than the few functions C++ had in its STL, and that C++ syntax mostly got in the way. However, perhaps because of this book, I never quite grokked Haskell/ML syntax either, though LISP I find easy (easier).¤

2) Paperback Book Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition) by Prentice Hall PTR. This is a good introduction to functional programming.
It is less language specific than some of the other books.¤

3) Paperback Book Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell (2nd Edition) by Prentice Hall PTR. After the success of the first edition of Introduction to Functional Programming, the authors have thoroughly updated and revised this bestselling title. This book is unusual amongst books on functional programming in that it is primarily directed towards the concepts of functional programming, rather than their realization in a specific programming language. The book clearly expounds the construction of functional programs as a process of mathematical calculation, but the mathematics is restricted to that relevant to the actual construction of programs.¤

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