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Haskell. I am currently reading haskellbook.com but I am kind of stuck with the first chapter about Lambda Calculus. If anyone knows a good advice/link/tutorial

by yla92 10y ago

Haskell. I am currently reading haskellbook.com but I am kind of stuck with the first chapter about Lambda Calculus. If anyone knows a good advice/link/tutorial about it, that would be great!

avindroth 10y ago
Lambda calculus was tough, but working through the problems helped a lot. That book is great for most explanations, but if at any point you are stuck, just google alternate explanations. I think getting multiple explanations helps with grokking any concept.
petra 10y ago
Have you tried the book "haskell programming from first principles " ? It got some good comments here at HN.
- yla92 10y ago
  Yeah. I think that's the book I mentioned above. Thanks nonetheless!
- CodyReichert 10y ago
  haskellbook.com is "Haskell: Programming from first principles". Edit: And yes, it's an awesome book.
superuser2 10y ago
The book Types and Programming Languages has a nice treatment of the lambda calculus. It looks intimidating, but it's really pretty simple conceptually.
embwbam 10y ago
as a productive intermediate+ haskeller, I found the first chapter very confusing. Try your best but just move on to the second and see if it gets any better
- CodyReichert 10y ago
  Anything specific that you found confusing? I actually thought the first chapter was a great start. I'm sure the authors would appreciate the feedback.
SkyMarshal 10y ago
Learn You A Haskell is not just the best intro Haskell book I've read but one of the best intro programming books I've read: http://learnyouahaskell.com/ http://learnyouahaskell.com/
- codygman 10y ago
  It's paid, but I personally think Haskell Book[0] is much better. I can say its better in both helping form a deep intuition and teaching how to use Haskell in the real world. A lot of my imperatively biased coworkers have bought this book and have no complaints. Some go as far as claiming it's the Haskell K&R and I'm inclined to agree. 0: http://haskellbook.com http://haskellbook.com (for those struggling financially, the authors request you contact them to work something fair out)
bbcbasic 10y ago
I found the wikipedia article on Lambda Calculus surprisingly good. That said I don't believe you need to understand the Lambda Calculus to grok Haskell.

by yla92 10y ago

Haskell. I am currently reading haskellbook.com but I am kind of stuck with the first chapter about Lambda Calculus. If anyone knows a good advice/link/tutorial about it, that would be great!

avindroth 10y ago

Lambda calculus was tough, but working through the problems helped a lot. That book is great for most explanations, but if at any point you are stuck, just google alternate explanations. I think getting multiple explanations helps with grokking any concept.

petra 10y ago

Have you tried the book "haskell programming from first principles " ? It got some good comments here at HN.

yla92 10y ago
Yeah. I think that's the book I mentioned above. Thanks nonetheless!
CodyReichert 10y ago
haskellbook.com is "Haskell: Programming from first principles". Edit: And yes, it's an awesome book.

superuser2 10y ago

The book Types and Programming Languages has a nice treatment of the lambda calculus. It looks intimidating, but it's really pretty simple conceptually.

embwbam 10y ago

as a productive intermediate+ haskeller, I found the first chapter very confusing. Try your best but just move on to the second and see if it gets any better

CodyReichert 10y ago
Anything specific that you found confusing? I actually thought the first chapter was a great start. I'm sure the authors would appreciate the feedback.

SkyMarshal 10y ago

Learn You A Haskell is not just the best intro Haskell book I've read but one of the best intro programming books I've read: http://learnyouahaskell.com/ http://learnyouahaskell.com/

codygman 10y ago
It's paid, but I personally think Haskell Book[0] is much better. I can say its better in both helping form a deep intuition and teaching how to use Haskell in the real world. A lot of my imperatively biased coworkers have bought this book and have no complaints. Some go as far as claiming it's the Haskell K&R and I'm inclined to agree. 0: http://haskellbook.com http://haskellbook.com (for those struggling financially, the authors request you contact them to work something fair out)

bbcbasic 10y ago

I found the wikipedia article on Lambda Calculus surprisingly good. That said I don't believe you need to understand the Lambda Calculus to grok Haskell.