Re: [Haskell-beginners] WWAAA... I hate monads

On 22 Apr 2009, at 12:26, Colin Paul Adams wrote:

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"Daniel" == Daniel Carrera writes:

Daniel> Can anyone recommend a simple and clear explanation of Daniel> monads? You can assume that I know basic math and basic Daniel> Haskell syntax. So, for example, "a -> b" is much more Daniel> clear than "a function that takes input of one type and Daniel> has an output of a different type".

This is excellent:

http://ertes.de/articles/monads.html

Hopefully this will help too - monads are made rather too much of, just build up slowly to them rather than diving into them first – they're not the be all and end all of classes. http://noordering.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/how-you-shouldnt-use-monad/ Bob