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The second edition of Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming is essential reading for beginners to functional programming and newcomers to the Haskell programming language. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs and the text contains many examples and running case studies, as well as advice on program design, testing, problem solving and how to avoid common pitfalls.
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Thompson (U. of Kent) introduces readers to Haskell 98, the primary language of functional programming. He emphasizes the process of crafting programs and provides numerous examples and case studies, as well as advice on program design, testing, and problem solving, and gives detailed coverage of the Hugs interpreter. The book pays particular attention to software engineering principles, such as building reusable libraries of software components, and supports the toolkit approach encouraging the reuse of built-in functions and types. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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