Benjamin Russell (russell@brainlink.com) wrote:
Personally, I would really prefer "A Gentle Elementary Introduction to Haskell: Elements of the Haskell School of Expression with Practical Examples," but some would no doubt choose "Haskell in a Nutshell: How to Write Practical Programs in Haskell."
An O'Reilly "nutshell" book is an even better suggestion than my "Design Patterns in Haskell" of a few days back, at least from the perspective of marketing and promotion. But it raises the issue of an appropriate animal mascot for the cover; I can only come up with the Uakari, an exotic-looking rainforest monkey, which sounds similar to "Curry". (look here for a picture:) http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/uakari.htm One possibly relevant point: the site notes that the Uakari is "mainly arboreal (tree-dwelling)". On the other hand, this means that it is probably threatened by deforestation, whereas this phenomenon can be of great help in Haskell :) . -- Fritz Ruehr fruehr@willamette.edu