The @madlabuk Lambda Lounge is back and this time we're diving into what is perhaps the most *mind blowing* of the functional programming languages; * Haskell*.
This months meeting will be on the 28th May @7pm and will feature an introductory talk on Haskell <http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell>, by Ian Johnson <http://twitter.com/#%21/__ian_johnson>. Haskell is a purely functional programming language, where side-effects are forbidden by the type-system; and all functions must be pure. Haskell's widely regarded as being on the cutting edge of programming language design, with its rigorous Hindley-Milner<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindley%E2%80%93Milner>inferencing type system, lazy evaluation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_evaluation> and infamous use of Monads to box up side effects in a useful and generic abstraction. Haskell is best known for it's ability to lock up side effects where they belong, in an IO::Monad; preventing them from polluting your program with pain and non-determinism! It's destined to be another great Lambda Lounge! Come along! http://lambdalounge.org.uk/ R. -- To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] Feeds: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west/feeds More options: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west
