Re: [Haskell-cafe] Monads

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Jake McArthur wrote:

On Sep 30, 2012 10:56 AM, "Albert Y. C. Lai" wrote:

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On 12-09-29 09:57 PM, Vasili I. Galchin wrote:

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I would an examples of monads that are pure, i.e. no side-effects.

What does "side effect" mean, to you? Definition?

When discussing monads, at least, a side effect is an effect that is triggered by merely evaluating an expression. A monad is an interface that decouples effects from evaluation.

Ohh, I like that quote.., that's another good one.. kris