Nick Shukla wrote:
Dear Haskell hackers,
I've just published an introductory book on *Haskell Data Analysis*
<http://haskelldata.com>.
This book is not only a *learning tool* for the Haskell programing
language, but also an introduction to simple *data analysis practices*. Use
it as a Swiss Army Knife of *algorithms* and *code-snippets*. Try a recipe
a day, like a kata for your mind. Breeze through the book for creative
inspiration from catalytic *examples*. And most importantly, dive deep into
the province of data analysis and machine learning in Haskell.
Join the discussion on Reddit
<http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/296l80/today_i_published_an_introductory_book_on_haskell/>
and HackerNews <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7951446>.
I cannot comment on the quality of this particular book, but I would
like to remark that in general, the publisher, Packt, has a reputation
for favoring quantity over quality.
In 2012, Packt has contacted me several times, asking whether I would be
willing to write a book "Haskell Financial Data Modeling and Predictive
Analytics" (an offer later taken up by Pavel Ryzhov). Quote:
We have a new Mini book about 90-100 pages on Haskell financial data
modelling and predictive analysis, and we are looking for authors with
the right expertise. I came across your blog* , and I thought it would
be great to have you as an author for this book. Your expertise in the
subject is impressive and having you as our author would be a
pleasure.
The word "blog" was hyperlinked to a blog post of mine [1] which has
absolutely nothing to do with finance or data analysis. I don't know
how, on the basis of this evidence, Packt came to the conclusion that I
would have any expertise in "Haskell financial data modelling and
predictive analysis". I'm not even sure what the title means, because I
have trouble type checking the grammar.
[1]: http://apfelmus.nfshost.com/blog/2012/10/31-frp-ji.html
Further discussion on the general quality of Packt publications:
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6933716
Again, this may not apply to the particular book advertised here.
Best regards,
Heinrich Apfelmus
--
http://apfelmus.nfshost.com
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