OCaml from the Very Beginning
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0957671105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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An excellent beginner book Yaron Minsky This is a beautifully crafted introduction to OCaml. It is true to its title, in that it makes no assumptions about background, and as such is suitable for any intelligent undergraduate. Despite this, the book is concise and to the point, explaining the basic underpinnings of OCaml (and of functional programming) in . "Very interesting" according to Caius Iulius. Complete but simple to read. Very usefull book for early beginners of this language. It is perhaps the missing book on OCaml. OCaml OOP not enough covered.. Who cares said Easy Introduction. A very good and simple introduction to the basics of this amazing language. Short, easily digested chapters introduce each new concept. More advanced concepts are only briefly covered such as modules. Functors and OO are not covered. Having said that, this must be the easiest way of getting into the language or getti
He teaches functional programming to students of Computer Science at the University of Cambridge. . John Whitington founded a software company which uses OCaml extensively
It is suitable both for formal use within an undergraduate or graduate curriculum, and for the interested amateur.Chapters:Getting ReadyStarting OffNames and FunctionsCase by CaseMaking ListsSorting ThingsFunctions upon Functions upon FunctionsWhen Things Go WrongLooking Things UpMore with FunctionsNew Kinds of DataGrowing TreesIn and OutPutting Things in BoxesThe Other NumbersThe OCaml Standard LibraryBuilding Bigger ProgramsAnswers to QuestionsHints for QuestionsCoping with Errors. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints.OCaml from the Very Beginning will appeal both to new programmers, and experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such as OCaml. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. In OCaml from the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language
"I think this is one of the best beginner-oriented books I have ever seen, for any language." - Damien Doligez, Projet Gallium, INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt"OCaml from the Very Beginning is a book I'd definitively recommend to anyone interested in learning functional programming" - Adam Petersen (Author, "Patterns in C")