[Haskell-cafe] EduHaskell

[erwig]

Thanks for all the useful hints and suggestions!

Maybe I should have explained the constraints (and where they come from) in more detail. First, the course is NOT an introduction to programming, but an introduction to computer science more generally and thus also discusses several topics not typically addressed by a programming course. Second, computing concepts are introduced with the help of stories, and programming will only take place in the second half of the course (more details about the approach can be found at web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~erwig/SBT). Thus the goal of minimizing the need for explaining advanced type system features. Also, we have already created Haskell code, so that's why Elm, although a really nice language, is currently not an option because of its different syntax. Code.world is also a cool system, but we do currently require a REPL. I definitely will take another look a Helium.

Again, thanks for all the responses so far! I'm still wondering which, if any, of the existing alternative preludes would potentially be a good substitute for educational purposes.

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Martin