hello cory, you might want to read this article: http://stefan-klinger.de/files/monadGuide.pdf it helped me find and understand the monads in haskell. ben

Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:44:30 -0600 From: Cory Knapp Subject: [Haskell-beginners] Monads... To: Beginners@haskell.org Message-ID: <4981180E.5010204@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hello, so, I'm having a simple problem with monads: I have no idea how to actually use them. I understand the category theory (or, at least well enough to be able to explain "what is a monad"); I understand the way to declare something as a monad instance, but I just don't get how to program with them. Can anyone provide me with, or direct me towards, some simple monads and some ways of using (for example) the monadic properties of lists?

Thanks, Cory