Part 5Haskell: The Researcher’s Playground

Haskell was developed as a common open source platform for research in functional language design. One of its more distinctive features is its rich type system. Although foremost a research tool, Haskell has found a home in commercial applications, including Facebook’s anti-spam programs.

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