Re: [Haskell-cafe] Learning C after Haskell

Thanks, Minh. So are things like recursion and memory sharing typically out the window? Also, I don't see how thinking about type classes will help, without the benefits of polymorphism. -Chad ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: minh thu Date: Jun 12, 2006 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Learning C after Haskell To: Chad Scherrer hi, C is very different from Haskell. * you'lle have to manage explicitly memory de/allocation. * c programming is a bit like haskell io monad programming (but without the functionnal part) : you'lle use "=" in place of "<-" and the left hand side can be reassigned multiple times. * imperative programming (c is imperative) involve states (a lot !). (see how to write the equivalent of mapM print [1..10]); imperative programmers use loops, not much recursion * things you can keep in your mind : the way you organize things (module, type classes (but there is no polymorphism in c), have functions and not a huge amount of code lines...), the way you use self documenting names. well, not sure it helps, but here you are :) mt 2006/6/12, Chad Scherrer :

Ok, so I'm doing things somewhat backward. I've been using Haskell for a while now, whenever I get a chance to. But in order to become more involved in high-performance computing projects at my work, I need to learn C.

I've heard a lot of people say that experience in Haskell can improve one's abilities in other languages, but I also wonder how different the C "way of doing things" is different from Haskell's.

My question is, as I learn C, are there any particular Haskell concepts I should keep in the back of my mind, or is it better to approach C from scratch?

Thanks in advance!

Preparing for a foot-shooting, Chad

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