Lesson 2. Functions and functional programming
After reading lesson 2, you’ll be able to
- Understand the general idea of functional programming
- Define simple functions in Haskell
- Declare variables in Haskell
- Explain the benefits of functional programming
The first topic you need to understand when learning Haskell is, what is functional programming? Functional programming has a reputation for being a challenging topic to master. Although this is undoubtedly true, the foundations of functional programming are surprisingly straightforward. The first thing you need to learn is what it means to have a function in a functional programming language. You likely already have a good idea of what using a function means. In this lesson, you’ll see the ...
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