From: Xavier Noria <fxn@...>
Date: 2007-08-24T18:28:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Functional Programming

On Aug 24, 2007, at 11:01 AM, benjohn@fysh.org wrote:

> That's very much my programming style. I wonder if it comes from the
> small amount of functional programming that I studied :-)
>
> I guess what I'm intersted in is the techniques or patterns that  
> come up
> in functional programs. Program transformation seems to be something
> that gets used a lot, for example... I think the ideal for me would  
> be a
> reasonably gentle intro to a language (or perhaps a few - there are
> quite a lot of those kinds of tutorials on the web though), and then a
> series of article like chapters that cover interesting ways of  
> using the
> language.

I had that same goal, only I already had chosen Haskell.

After reading a few online tutorials I bought "Programming in  
Haskell" and I think it is an excellent book. It teaches the basics,  
to the point, idiomatic Haskell and functional style. I am just  
learning Haskell so I don't have enough perspective, but my  
impression so far is that this book is a must-read to learn, you'll  
be quickly on the right track.

-- fxn