ramakris@bloss.cs.vt.edu (S Ramakrishnan) (03/11/91)
I have selected Haskell as the language for the implementation of my thesis stuff. This is because, apart being purely functional, Haskell as just the right stuff for my purposes (non-strict semantics, list comprehension, type classes, ADTs, and even functional I/O). However, I have run into rough weather in using (learning) Haskell. Apparently no user guide exists, nor any kind of language tutorial. I have been trying to learn the language using the language specification B-< :-( given in the Haskell Language Report generated by the Yale Haskell Group. The interpreter seems to fault almost whatever I say. In particular I am having problems defining user defined abstract data types and classes. Is there a compassionate soul out there knowledgeable in the ways of Haskell who can help me out of my problems *once in a while* (note the emphasis) ? What we have conceptually defined is exciting and its frustrating not to be able to see it working because there exists no language tutorial for Haskell. I shall be eternally obliged to anyone who can and is willing to help. <sniff><sniff> Will I ever graduate ? -- S Ramakrishnan, CS Dept, McBryde Hall, VaTech, Blacksburg, Virg. 24061-0106 { Email : (Internet) : ramakris@bloss.cs.vt.edu } { : (Bitnet) : ramakrish%VTCC1.BITNET }