Haskell Fundamentals Training Course

Overview

This course covers the basics of Haskell programming language.

The course introduces the ideas of Functional Programming and teaches the essential concepts of it, and by this introduces the student to the Haskell programming language. The course explores the fundamental differences with imperative programming and teaches the skill of thinking functionally.

Students should expect to learn all the necessary tools and concepts to start writing and understanding simple Haskell programs.

Requirements

Familiarity with at least one other programming language. Programming experience.

Course Outline

Introduction to Haskell

Platform and tools
Hello World program
A bit of history

Haskell syntax

Functions
Case distinction and pattern matching
Layout (indentation)
Control structures (if, case, let, where)

Type system

Basic types
Simple function types
Polymorphism
Higher order functions
Custom types
Numbers in Haskell
Type classes

Building programs

IO handling
Module system
Packages and libraries
Compiling applications

Examples and case studies

Eight queens puzzle in Haskell
Dynamic programming and memoization in Haskell
Simplified parsing of CSV files
An HTTP client