[Haskell-beginners] LYAHFGG, chapter 11 question

[Chris Allen]

I've found LYAH beginning ca. the Functors material to become difficult 
for some people based on my experiences and the people I've worked with. 
Difficult in the sense of getting a forest-eye view or essence of what 
they are and what they mean.

At this point, I generally recommend people flip over to cis194. NICTA 
course is an excellent follow-up as well and communicates what Functor, 
Applicative, and Monad are in a way that is unmistakable.

My detailed guide is here: https://github.com/bitemyapp/learnhaskell

There's also the #haskell, #haskell-beginners, and #nicta-course IRC 
channels on Freenode if you'd like interactive help.

HTH,
Chris


On 08/26/2014 09:33 PM, Frank wrote:
> About "Learn You a Haskell ...", is it My imagination or is chapter 11 
> absurdly long and/or thick? I can (and have) read a 100+ page U.S. 
> Supreme Court ruling, readily understand it, and be able to explain it 
> in plain English, with next to zero trouble. I spend every work day 
> reading, parsing, interpreting, and using, the ISO C++ standard. I 
> /taught/ My undergraduate Physics IV class while simultaneously taking 
> it. Yet, chapter 11 feels as if it goes on and on to the point I 
> easily forget what I read just a few lines before, rendering 
> comprehension of the same an almost Sisyphean task. Is it just Me? Am 
> I just tired? Is there an alternative resource for understanding the 
> concepts that particular chapter presents?
>
> Sincerely,
> Frank D. Martinez
>
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