Black Friday Spotlight: Practical Haskell
How do you actually do something in Haskell? A programming language is only helpful if we can use it to solve real problems. Perhaps you've written up some neat and tidy solutions to small problems with Haskell. But does the language actually have the libraries and tools to build useful programs?
The answer to this question is a resounding Yes! Not only does Haskell have useful libraries for practical problems, but the "Haskell Approach" to these problems often has clear advantages! For instance, in Haskell you can:
- Write database queries that are type-safe, interoperating seamlessly with well-defined Haskell types.
- Define a web server where the API is clearly laid out and defined in terms of Haskell types.
- Link your Haskell types to frontend types that will populate your Web UI
- Organize "effects" within your system so that the capabilities of different functions are explicitly defined and known to your program at compile-time.
- Use monads to describe a test case in plan language.
These ideas can supercharge your Haskell abilities! But they aren't necessarily easy to pick up. It takes a fair amount of commitment to learn them well enough to use in your own projects.
Luckily, Monday Morning Haskell has a great tool for you to learn these skills! Our Practical Haskell Course will teach you how to build a functional application that integrates systems like databases, web servers, frontend web pages, and behavioral tests.
If this sounds like exactly what you've been looking for to rapidly improve your Haskell, head to the course page to get started!
If you're curious for more details, head to our course description page to learn about what you can expect in the course.
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