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Learning Haskell Programming [Video]

By : Hakim Cassimally
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Learning Haskell Programming [Video]

By: Hakim Cassimally

Overview of this book

Haskell is a powerful and well-designed functional programming language designed to work with complex data. Its emphasis on "purity" makes it easier to create rock-solid applications which stay maintainable and error-free even as they grow in scale. This video would begin with the fundamentals and building blocks of Haskell programming language with special emphasis on functional programming. It will be covering how Haskell variables, syntax work alongwith Haskell datatypes and functions. You will learn how to solve programming problems while creating an application with hands-on experience. You will then move on to learning writing expressions and high-order functions. At the end of the video, you will be able to build a complete application with Haskell alongwith learning the important functionalities.
Table of Contents (4 chapters)
Chapter 3
Developing a Word Game
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Section 3
Searching for Words
So we want to search the grid from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, and diagonally... phew! Let's keep things simple for now by searching just from left to right. We'll explore list manipulation functions and the similarities between the Bool and Maybe types. - Search a string with 'isInfixOf' and write our first searching functions - Learn about 'map,' a vital part of the functional programming toolkit for working with lists - When a simple Boolean value doesn't quite cut it, never fear, we can upgrade to the 'Maybe' type