Re:Learn You a Haskell for Great Good
by danieldk on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @04:20PM
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I think the enthusiasm for LYAH should also be seen in context.
Real World Haskell was the first book that made it to a wider audience. And while was is full of useful information, it is a very uneven book that works badly as an introduction to Haskell. We once had a reading group where we read RWH, most colleagues dropped out after the first 3-4 chapters.
In comparison, LYAH was a book that was far more straightforward as an introduction. And I know a few people that have gone through it cover to cover.
Although it's been a while since I read it, I really liked Graham Hutton's 'Programming in Haskell'. It was short & clear.
Re:Learn You a Haskell for Great Good
by kitd on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @06:47AM
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Hutton's book was my favourite too when I was learning Haskell. My only gripe was it used a proper typeface for it's code samples, making mapping to keyboard strokes an unnecessary cognitive effort.
Real World Haskell was the first book that made it to a wider audience. And while was is full of useful information, it is a very uneven book that works badly as an introduction to Haskell. We once had a reading group where we read RWH, most colleagues dropped out after the first 3-4 chapters.
In comparison, LYAH was a book that was far more straightforward as an introduction. And I know a few people that have gone through it cover to cover.
Although it's been a while since I read it, I really liked Graham Hutton's 'Programming in Haskell'. It was short & clear.