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> Is there a book that relates to Haskell as TAoCP does to machine code, SICP to Scheme, K&R to C, and the dragon book to Lex and Yacc? My vote would be for R

by kanak 16y ago

> Is there a book that relates to Haskell as TAoCP does to machine code, SICP to Scheme, K&R to C, and the dragon book to Lex and Yacc? My vote would be for Richard Bird and Phil Wadler's Intro to functional programming using Haskell.

thisrod 16y ago
Thanks. That sounds good.
batterseapower 16y ago
Possibly more up to date in Hutton's Programming in Haskell. I've heard very good things about it: http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html
- kanak 16y ago
  I've read both books and like them both. However, I prefer Bird/Wadler better because there's a pervasive "let's derive this"/"let's prove this" approach to the topics. By which I mean, given a spec, let's derive a program that does the task (and later, let's optimize this function using laws we know such as relations between map and filter, the laws of fold). Hutton takes this type of approach only in his final chapter. Hutton is definitely easier, and does a better job of teaching you the core of Haskell, however Bird/Wadler teaches you how to derive programs from spec (further covered in Bird's Pearls of Functional Programming book). I think the difference is like the one between How to Design Programs and Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.
ashutoshmehra 16y ago
I have read a few chapters of this very beautiful book by Richard Bird called "Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design": http://www.amazon.com/Pearls-Functional-Algorithm-Design-Richard/dp/0521513383 http://www.amazon.com/Pearls-Functional-Algorithm-Design-Ric... You should definitely check it out. If you already know Haskell and you love algorithms, that book will probably be more interesting than the Intro to Haskell book. Also check out Okasaki's book of functional data structures: http://www.amazon.com/Purely-Functional-Structures-Chris-Okasaki/dp/0521663504 http://www.amazon.com/Purely-Functional-Structures-Chris-Oka...

by kanak 16y ago

thisrod 16y ago

Thanks. That sounds good.

batterseapower 16y ago

Possibly more up to date in Hutton's Programming in Haskell. I've heard very good things about it: http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/book.html

kanak 16y ago
I've read both books and like them both. However, I prefer Bird/Wadler better because there's a pervasive "let's derive this"/"let's prove this" approach to the topics. By which I mean, given a spec, let's derive a program that does the task (and later, let's optimize this function using laws we know such as relations between map and filter, the laws of fold). Hutton takes this type of approach only in his final chapter. Hutton is definitely easier, and does a better job of teaching you the core of Haskell, however Bird/Wadler teaches you how to derive programs from spec (further covered in Bird's Pearls of Functional Programming book). I think the difference is like the one between How to Design Programs and Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.

ashutoshmehra 16y ago

I have read a few chapters of this very beautiful book by Richard Bird called "Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design": http://www.amazon.com/Pearls-Functional-Algorithm-Design-Richard/dp/0521513383 http://www.amazon.com/Pearls-Functional-Algorithm-Design-Ric... You should definitely check it out. If you already know Haskell and you love algorithms, that book will probably be more interesting than the Intro to Haskell book. Also check out Okasaki's book of functional data structures: http://www.amazon.com/Purely-Functional-Structures-Chris-Okasaki/dp/0521663504 http://www.amazon.com/Purely-Functional-Structures-Chris-Oka...