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Soar with Haskell
Soar with Haskell

Soar with Haskell: The ultimate beginners' guide to mastering functional programming from the ground up

By Tom Schrijvers
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Publication date : Dec 22, 2023
Length 418 pages
Edition : 1st Edition
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781805128458
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Soar with Haskell

Part 1:Basic Functional Programming

This part introduces you to the Haskell programming language. You will get an overview of the basic functional programming language features. In particular, you will start with the key concepts and functions, expanding into the data processed by functions (algebraic datatypes), the way to write loops with functions (recursion), and functions taking other functions as input (higher-order functions).

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With software systems reaching new levels of complexity and programmers aiming for the highest productivity levels, software developers and language designers are turning toward functional programming because of its powerful and mature abstraction mechanisms. This book will help you tap into this approach with Haskell, the programming language that has been leading the way in pure functional programming for over three decades. The book begins by helping you get to grips with basic functions and algebraic datatypes, and gradually adds abstraction mechanisms and other powerful language features. Next, you’ll explore recursion, formulate higher-order functions as reusable templates, and get the job done with laziness. As you advance, you’ll learn how Haskell reconciliates its purity with the practical need for side effects and comes out stronger with a rich hierarchy of abstractions, such as functors, applicative functors, and monads. Finally, you’ll understand how all these elements are combined in the design and implementation of custom domain-specific languages for tackling practical problems such as parsing, as well as the revolutionary functional technique of property-based testing. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered the key concepts of functional programming and be able to develop idiomatic Haskell solutions.

What you will learn

Write pure functions in all their forms – that is basic, recursive, and higher-order functions Model your data using algebraic datatypes Master Haskell’s powerful type-class mechanism for ad hoc overloading Find out how Haskell’s laziness gets the job done Reconcile Haskell’s functional purity with side effects Familiarize yourself with the functor, applicative functor, monad hierarchy Discover how to solve problems with domain-specific languages Find more bugs with Haskell’s property-based testing approach

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Publication date : Dec 22, 2023
Length 418 pages
Edition : 1st Edition
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781805128458
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Table of Contents

23 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Part 1:Basic Functional Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Chapter 1: Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Chapter 2: Algebraic Datatypes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Chapter 3: Recursion Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Chapter 4: Higher-Order Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Part 2: Haskell-Specific Features Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Chapter 5: First-Class Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Chapter 6: Type Classes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Chapter 7: Lazy Evaluation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Chapter 8: Input/Output Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Part 3: Functional Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Chapter 9: Monoids and Foldables Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Chapter 10: Functors, Applicative Functors, and Traversables Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
14. Chapter 11: Monads Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
15. Chapter 12: Monad Transformers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
16. Part 4: Practical Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
17. Chapter 13: Domain-Specific Languages Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
18. Chapter 14: Parser Combinators Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
19. Chapter 15: Lenses Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
20. Chapter 16: Property-Based Testing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
21. Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
22. Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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