Asia Pacific University Library catalogue

First published 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Foreword; Preface; Part I. Basic Concepts: 1. Introduction; 2. First steps; 3. Types and classes; 4. Defining functions; 5. List comprehensions; 6. Recursive functions; 7. Higher-order functions; 8. Declaring types and classes; 9. The countdown problem; Part II. Going Further: 10. Interactive programming; 11. Unbeatable tic-tac-toe; 12. Monads and more; 13. Monadic parsing; 14. Foldables and friends; 15. Lazy evaluation; 16. Reasoning about programs; 17. Calculating compilers; Appendix A. Selected solutions; Appendix B. Standard prelude; Bibliography; Index.

"Haskell is a purely functional language that allows programmers to rapidly develop clear, concise, and correct software. The language has grown in popularity in recent years, both in teaching and in industry. This book is based on the author's experience of teaching Haskell for more than twenty years. All concepts are explained from first principles and no programming experience is required, making this book accessible to a broad spectrum of readers. While Part I focuses on basic concepts, Part II introduces the reader to more advanced topics. This new edition has been extensively updated and expanded to include recent and more advanced features of Haskell, new examples and exercises, selected solutions, and freely downloadable lecture slides and example code. The presentation is clean and simple, while also being fully compliant with the latest version of the language, including recent changes concerning applicative, monadic, foldable, and traversable types"--