2nd Edition

Graham Hutton, University of Nottingham

Cambridge University Press, 1st September 2016

Paperback: ISBN 978-1316626221; Kindle: ASIN B01JGMEA3U

318 pages, 120 exercises

A Japanese version was published in August 2019.





Haskell is a purely functional language that allows programmers to rapidly develop software that is clear, concise and correct. 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 the book accessible to a broad spectrum of readers.

Part I introduces the basic concepts of pure programming in Haskell and is structured around the core features of the language. Part II covers impure programming and a range of more advanced topics. The book contains many extended programming examples, and each chapter includes a series of exercises and suggestions for further reading.

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.

Graham Hutton is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham. He has taught Haskell to thousands of students and received many awards for his teaching. Hutton has served as an editor of the Journal of Functional Programming, Chair of the Haskell Symposium and the International Conference on Functional Programming, Vice-Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages, and he is an ACM Distinguished Scientist.





The table of contents, foreword, preface and first two chapters can be viewed here.

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





The master of Haskell education.

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This book will make you a much better programmer.

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The monad stuff alone is worth the price.

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A model textbook on functional programming in Haskell.

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This book is a gem and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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I have seldom encountered a book so well written as this one and still so complete.

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The presentation of each topic, the exercises, and the writing in general, are all superb.

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This book is a masterpiece of functional programming.

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The author's deep understanding of Haskell shines through the writing.

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Loved it! Distilled complex concepts to simple components.

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I really can't recommend this book enough.

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This is such an excellent book, I wish there were more like it.

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Clean writing, careful exposition, wonderful examples & valuable exercises.

-- Brody Berg on twitter

Refreshing brevity compared to any other book I've seen.

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-- Rein Henrichs on twitter

The best book to learn Haskell the right way.

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Absolutely sublime book that made me finally "get" Haskell.

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Supporting videos are available for a number of chapters:

4. Defining functions

8. The countdown problem

12. Monads and more

13. Monadic parsing

15. Lazy evaluation

17. Calculating compilers

There is also a video interview about the new edition of the book.





Lecture slides for chapters 1-10 and 15 are available in a zip file. These slides may be used or modified for any educational or training purpose provided the original author is acknowledged.





Haskell code for all the extended programming examples is available in a zip file.





Course instructors can request an inspection copy of the book, together with a large collection of introductory and advanced exams and answers based on the content.





All known errata are listed here

Please contact the author if you spot any further issues.



