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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by JackMorgan on Sunday December 29, 2013 @08:35AM (#6979480)
Is Haskell the semantically sane language you prefer? Fascinating. The best Haskell book I can find is next for me as soon as I finish SICP, any suggestions? I'd love it if the book had homework like SICP.
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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by catnaroek on Sunday December 29, 2013 @08:44AM (#6979501)
> Is Haskell the semantically sane language you prefer?

One of them.

> The best Haskell book I can find is next for me as soon as I finish SICP, any suggestions?

I liked Learn You a Haskell for Great Good, but that is maybe just because I am a childish person. :-)

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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by millerm on Sunday December 29, 2013 @12:19PM (#6980272)
That's a great book! It also inspired "Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good" too.

Both are available online for free!

http://learnyouahaskell.com

http://learnyousomeerlang.com

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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by chilldream on Sunday December 29, 2013 @10:51AM (#6979902)
I started Learn You a Haskell a couple days ago on a lark and I'm also loving it. I've also heard a lot of praise for Real World Haskell which I plan to look at next.
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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by charlieflowers on Sunday December 29, 2013 @06:19PM (#6981984)
Combine them both and you have a fantastic resource. They complement each other very well.
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Re:Do I Really Need a Programming Language? by JackMorgan on Sunday December 29, 2013 @04:04PM (#6981384)
What makes it saner than clojure? The type safety?
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