Real World Haskell
by B. O'Sullivan, J. Goerzen, D. Stewart
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 0596514980
ISBN-13: 9780596514983
Number of pages: 710
Description:
Real World Haskell takes you through the basics of functional programming at a brisk pace, and then helps you increase your understanding of Haskell in real-world issues like I/O, performance, dealing with data, concurrency, and more as you move through each chapter. With this book, you will: Understand the differences between procedural and functional programming; Learn the features of Haskell, and how to use it to develop useful programs; Interact with filesystems, databases, and network services; Write solid code with automated tests, code coverage, and error handling; Harness the power of multicore systems via concurrent and parallel programming.
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