On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 16:48:57 +0100
Frank Atanassow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i r thomas wrote (on 28-12-00 12:50 +1000):
> > Unforunately, the " Gentle Introduction To Haskell"
> that haskell.org links to is not a very useful
> introduction.
> > I am getting more out of Rex Paige's Two Dozen Short
> Lessons in Haskell. ( I am studying Haskell and C# on my
> own in my spare time as break from my medical practice ).
>
> What did you find unuseful about GITH? How could it be
> improved? What were
> your expectations for it? What was more useful about Rex
> Paige's notes?
I read part of _GITH,_ too; while it included information necessary for an
introduction, the style seemed rather terse and dry, and rather difficult to follow at
times, and read more like a manual with many technical details than a tutorial
brimming with motivational material, especially when compared to _The Haskell School
of Expression_ ("_HSE_" in the sequel). In particular, it could have had some more
interesting examples or some more commentary, both of which made _HSE_ so fascinating.
> >> "Furuike ya! Kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto." --Matsuo
> Basho
> >
> > Translation please !
>
> Is it OK if I show off and steal some thunder? :)
>
> "(It's) An old pond! The sound of water steadily
> dripping in..."
Actually, if I may add, the translation I remember was the following:
"[It's] An old pond! The sound of water as the frog jumps in...."
"Kawazu" means "frog," and "tobikomu" means "(to) jump in."
--Ben
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Benjamin L. Russell
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