[Haskell-cafe] Request to review my attempt at understanding Monads

[CK Kashyap]

Thanks Jason,


> 
>   You should make a `Functor' instance since monads are all
>   functors (though the typeclass does not enforce this).
> 
What are the benefits of making it an instance of Functor?


>   You can use `guard' and `when' and other monadic operations.
>   The `MonadPlus' instance gives you access to `msum'. It's not
>   just about `do' notation :)
> 


I'd appreciate it very much if you could give me some pointers on the usages of guard, when and msum.

Regards,
Kashyap