david48 wrote:
Apfelmus, Heinrich wrote:
Hm, what about the option of opening Bird's "Introduction on Functional Programming using Haskell" in the section about fold? Monoid is on page 62 in the translated copy I've got here.
I don't think that I would try to learn a programming language, for example Python, without obtaining a paper book on it.
I would, if the online documentation makes it possible, and then I would buy a paper book later, to go further or for reference. That's how I learned Haskell, and much later I've bought my first book.
Interesting, I wouldn't want to miss actual paper when learning difficult topics. Also, some great resources like the contents of Bird's book just aren't available online ;). I'd recommend to borrow it from a library, though, the current amazon price is quite outrageous. Regards, apfelmus -- http://apfelmus.nfshost.com