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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by charlysl on Monday October 01, 2018 @02:24AM (#18110413)
I am not an expert, but maybe because of that I believe that I can offer valuable advice to those who are totally new to functional programming (or feel that they are missing something), and want to get the core basics down cold without getting drowned in accidental complexity, do yourself a favor and start with edx's free moocs "How To Code" [1] [2], which are based on "How To Design Programs" [3]. After that, you will cruise through the recommended classics above.

If interested in why if you are an FP newbie said material is superior to SICP , read the pdf paper "The Structure and Interpretation of the Computer Science Curriculum" [4]

[1] https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-simple-data-ubcx-htc1x

[2] https://www.edx.org/course/how-code-complex-data-ubcx-htc2x

[3] https://htdp.org/

[4] https://www2.ccs.neu.edu/racket/pubs/jfp2004-fffk.pdf

Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by Serow225 on Monday October 01, 2018 @06:35AM (#18111403)
Thank you so much, that sounds like exactly what I need to make a (successful this time) deep dive into FP. Cheers!