Learn You a Haskell for Great Good: A Guide for Beginners by Miran Lipovaca (Eng

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Packed with jokes, pop culture references, and the author's own hilarious artwork, this guide introduces programmers familiar with imperative languages (such as C++, Java, or Python) to the unique aspects of functional programming.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

It's all in the name- Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is a hilarious, illustrated guide to this complex functional language. Packed with the author's original artwork, pop culture references, and most importantly, useful example code, this book teaches functional fundamentals in a way you never thought possible.You'll start with the kid stuff- basic syntax, recursion, types and type classes. Then once you've got the basics down, the real black belt master-class begins- you'll learn to use applicative functors, monads, zippers, and all the other mythical Haskell constructs you've only read about in storybooks.As you work your way through the author's imaginative (and occasionally insane) examples, you'll learn to--Laugh in the face of side effects as you wield purely functional programming techniques-Use the magic of Haskell's "laziness" to play with infinite sets of data-Organize your programs by creating your own types, type classes, and modules-Use Haskell's elegant input/output system to share the genius of your programs with the outside worldShort of eating the author's brain, you will not find a better way to learn this powerful language than reading Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

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An illustrated, lighthearted guide to learning the Haskell programming language, based on a well-known online tutorial.An offbeat and enjoyable way to learn a difficult and traditionally academic languageHighly-anticipated book version of the popular web tutorialAuthor's site gets 30,000 unique visitors monthlyHaskell has a strong, dedicated, and vocal community

Author Biography

Miran Lipova?a is a computer science student in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In addition to his passion for Haskell, he enjoys boxing, playing bass guitar, and, of course, drawing. He has a fascination with dancing skeletons and the number 71, and when he walks through automatic doors he pretends that he's actually opening them with his mind.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChapter 1: Starting OutChapter 2: Believe the TypeChapter 3: Syntax in FunctionsChapter 4: Hello Recursion!Chapter 5: Higher-Order FunctionsChapter 6: ModulesChapter 7: Making Our Own Types and Type ClassesChapter 8: Input and OutputChapter 9: More Input and More OutputChapter 10: Functionally Solving ProblemsChapter 11: Applicative FunctorsChapter 12: MonoidsChapter 13: A Fistful of MonadsChapter 14: For a Few Monads MoreChapter 15: ZippersColophonUpdates

Review

"The thing that's most impressive about Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is how well-written it is. This book is just fantastic."—Gregory Collins, Google Switzerland"Managed to walk me through all important Haskell concepts without ever making any of the material sound complicated. A good introduction to functional programming."—Marijn Haverbeke, author of Eloquent JavaScript"This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it as the first book on Haskell—and possibly even the second."—Michael Fogus, author of The Joy of Clojure"A fantastic, fun, thorough introduction to Haskell, spiced up by Miran's great sense of humor and zany illustrations."—Brent Yorgey, The Math Less Traveled"Miran Lipovaa has done a fantastic job of writing a book aimed at beginning Haskell programmers. I like his very straightforward writing style of introducing each topic with the minimum of complexity."—Bryan Bell, Math and More"This is a remarkable book and may be just what this beautiful language was missing."—Michael Kohl, Citizen428"This book is the best way I know to obtain the Haskell foundation you need for fluency."—Jeremy Bowers, Jerf.org"This is a terrific book. It makes what might otherwise seem impenetrable mathy-code and makes it fun and approachable."—Simon Reynolds

Long Description

It's all in the name: Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is a hilarious, illustrated guide to this complex functional language. Packed with the author's original artwork, pop culture references, and most importantly, useful example code, this book teaches functional fundamentals in a way you never thought possible. You'll start with the kid stuff: basic syntax, recursion, types and type classes. Then once you've got the basics down, the real black belt master-class begins: you'll learn to use applicative functors, monads, zippers, and all the other mythical Haskell constructs you've only read about in storybooks. As you work your way through the author's imaginative (and occasionally insane) examples, you'll learn to: * Laugh in the face of side effects as you wield purely functional programming techniques * Use the magic of Haskell's "laziness" to play with infinite sets of data * Organize your programs by creating your own types, type classes, and modules * Use Haskell's elegant input/output system to share the genius of your programs with the outside world Short of eating the author's brain, you will not find a better way to learn this powerful language than reading Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

Review Quote

"The thing that's most impressive about Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! is how well-written it is. This book is just fantastic." --Gregory Collins, Google Switzerland "Managed to walk me through all important Haskell concepts without ever making any of the material sound complicated. A good introduction to functional programming." --Marijn Haverbeke, author of Eloquent JavaScript "This is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it as the first book on Haskell--and possibly even the second." --Michael Fogus, author of The Joy of Clojure "A fantastic, fun, thorough introduction to Haskell, spiced up by Miran's great sense of humor and zany illustrations." --Brent Yorgey, The Math Less Traveled "Miran Lipovaca has done a fantastic job of writing a book aimed at beginning Haskell programmers. I like his very straightforward writing style of introducing each topic with the minimum of complexity." --Bryan Bell, Math and More "This is a remarkable book and may be just what this beautiful language was missing." --Michael Kohl, Citizen428 "This book is the best way I know to obtain the Haskell foundation you need for fluency." --Jeremy Bowers, Jerf.org "This is a terrific book. It makes what might otherwise seem impenetrable mathy-code and makes it fun and approachable." --Simon Reynolds

Promotional "Headline"

Learning a functional programming language is like learning to program again for the first time. As such, these languages are very appealing to programmers looking for an interesting new challenge. Haskell is one of the most popular functional languages, and has a dedicated and focal community supporting it. Author Miran Lipova

Details ISBN1593272839 Publisher No Starch Press,US Year 2011 ISBN-10 1593272839 ISBN-13 9781593272838 Format Paperback Imprint No Starch Press,US Country of Publication United States DEWEY 005.133 Subtitle A Guide for Beginners Short Title LEARN YOU A HASKELL FOR GRT GO Language English Media Book Pages 400 Illustrations black & white illustrations Author Miran Lipovaca Place of Publication San Francisco Series No Starch Press UK Release Date 2011-04-15 Publication Date 2011-04-15 AU Release Date 2011-04-15 NZ Release Date 2011-04-15 US Release Date 2011-04-15 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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