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Named in honor of Haskell Curry, whose work has had a profound influence on functional programming. This book introduces functional programming in the Haskell language at a level appropriate for students and programmers with little or no experience of functional languages. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs, problem solving and avoiding common pitfalls. The book is split into three parts-basic functional programming, abstraction, and larger-scale programming-leading the reader step-by-step through the basics of the subject before introducing more advanced topics. Included in this edition are running examples and case studies, highlighting new concepts and alternative approaches to program design. There is an emphasis on software engineering principles, encouraging a disciplined approach to building reusable libraries of software components. Also offered in this book is an extensive reference manual, including a glossary, a guide to further reading, and summaries of Haskell operators and useful functions. There will be a new overview of the libraries, and HUGS (the Haskell Users Gofer System environment) would be the platform of choice.

•  Building on the strengths of the first edition, the book includes many new and improved features:
•  Complete coverage of Haskell 98, the standard version of Haskell which will be stable and supported by implementations for years to come.
•  An emphasis on software engineering principles, encouraging a disciplined approach to building re-usable libraries of software components.
•  Detailed coverage of the Hugs interpreter with an appendix covering other implementations.
•  A running case study of pictures emphasises the built-in functions which appear in the standard prelude and libraries. It is also used to give an early preview of some of the more complex language features, such as higher-order functions. 
•  List comprehensions and the standard functions over lists are covered before recursion.
•  Early coverage of polymorphism supporting the `toolkit' approach and encouraging the reuse of built-in functions and types.
•  Extensive reference material containing details of further reading in books, journals and on the World Wide Web.
•  Accompanying Web Site supporting the book, containing all the program code, further teaching materials and other useful resources.

 PART I: BASIC FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING  1. Introducing functional programming2. Getting started with Haskell and Hugs  3. Basic types and definitions  4. Designing and writing programs  5. Data types: tuples and lists  6. Programming with lists  7. Reasoning about programs  PART II: ABSTRACTION 8. Generalization: functions as arguments  9. Functions as values  10. Classes in Haskell  11. Checking types  PART III: LARGER-SCALE PROGRAMMING 12. Algebraic types  13. Case study: Huffman codes  14. Abstract data types  15. Lazy programming  16. Input/output and interaction  17. Programming with monads  18. Program behaviour  Appendices  Bibliography  Index

Simon Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Kent. His research and teaching interests include functional programming and logical aspects of computer science.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES / FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING / HASKELL

Haskell
The Craft of Functional Programming Second Edition

Simon Thompson

The second edition of Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming is essential reading for beginners to functional programming and newcomers to the Haskell programming language. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs and the text contains many examples and running case studies, as well as advice on program design, testing, problem solving and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Building on the strengths of the first edition, the book includes many new and improved features:
· Complete coverage of Haskell 98, the standard version of Haskell which will be stable and supported by implementations for years to come.
· An emphasis on software engineering principles, encouraging a disciplined approach to building reusable libraries of software components.
· Detailed coverage of the Hugs interpreter with an appendix covering other implementations.
· A running case study of pictures emphasizes the built-in functions which appear in the standard prelude and libraries. It is also used to give an early preview of some of the more complex language features, such as higher-order functions.
· List comprehensions and the standard functions over lists are covered before recursion.
· Early coverage of polymorphism supporting the `toolkit' approach and encouraging the reuse of built-in functions and types.
· Extensive reference material containing details of further reading in books, journals and on the World Wide Web.
· Accompanying Web Site supporting the book, containing all the program code, further teaching materials and other useful resources.


About the author
Simon Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in the Computing Laboratory at the University of Kent. His research and teaching interests include functional programming and logical aspects of computer science. Simon has written two other books: Miranda: The Craft of Functional Programming and Type Theory and Functional Programming.

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