On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 16:48:57 +0100 Frank Atanassow <franka@cs.uu.nl> wrote:
i r thomas wrote (on 28-12-00 12:50 +1000):
Unforunately, the " Gentle Introduction To Haskell" that haskell.org links to is not a very useful introduction. I am getting more out of Rex Paige's Two Dozen Short Lessons in Haskell. ( I am studying Haskell and C# on my own in my spare time as break from my medical practice ).
What did you find unuseful about GITH? How could it be improved? What were your expectations for it? What was more useful about Rex Paige's notes?
I read part of _GITH,_ too; while it included information necessary for an introduction, the style seemed rather terse and dry, and rather difficult to follow at times, and read more like a manual with many technical details than a tutorial brimming with motivational material, especially when compared to _The Haskell School of Expression_ ("_HSE_" in the sequel). In particular, it could have had some more interesting examples or some more commentary, both of which made _HSE_ so fascinating.
"Furuike ya! Kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto." --Matsuo Basho
Translation please !
Is it OK if I show off and steal some thunder? :)
"(It's) An old pond! The sound of water steadily dripping in..."
Actually, if I may add, the translation I remember was the following: "[It's] An old pond! The sound of water as the frog jumps in...." "Kawazu" means "frog," and "tobikomu" means "(to) jump in." --Ben -- Benjamin L. Russell russell@brainlink.com benjamin.russell.es.94@aya.yale.edu "Furuike ya! Kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto." --Matsuo Basho