On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Colin Paul Adams
<colin@colina.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> "Alexander" == Alexander Solla <ajs@2piix.com> writes:
Alexander> On Aug 3, 2010, at 2:51 PM, aditya siram wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions on how to introduce the concept and its
>> implications. I'd also like to include a section on why monads
>> exist and why we don't really see them outside of Haskell.
Alexander> Start with functors (things that attach
Alexander> values/functions/functors to values in an algebra). Move
Alexander> on to applicative functors (functors that can interpret
Alexander> the thing that is getting things attached to it). Move
Alexander> on to monads
Too late! The audience has already dozed off.
Alexander> (applicative functors where you can
Alexander> explicitly control the order of
Alexander> evaluation/interpretation).
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