On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Benjamin L. Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:29:46 -0700, "Warren Aldred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I'm new to Haskell and looking for recommendations on introductory Haskell > >books. Online or offline. Any suggestions? > > Another suggestion is _The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths, and > Programming,_ by Kees Doets and Jan van Eijck (see > http://fldit-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/~peter/PS07/HR.pdf<http://fldit-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/%7Epeter/PS07/HR.pdf>). > This book > assumes very little mathematical background, is written in a "literate > programming" style, and is very easy to follow. > > In general, I would recommend focusing on the books, and not too much > on most of the tutorials. Some other readers have said that many > Haskell tutorials try to cover too many topics in too short a > tutorial, and wind up not discussing the material adequately. Haskell > has a very sharp learning curve, and it is essential to cover the > basics adequately before diving into deeper material. Depending, of course, on your learning style. I was never very good at the "dependency-driven" learning style; I have found it easier for me to learn what I'm interested in. If I don't have the background to understand it yet, then I'll half-understand it. And gradually everything starts coming together. To each his own, YMMV, et cetera. Luke
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