Haskell (programming language)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/haskell-programming-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary paradigm?Purely functional, statically typed programming language
2. What is the originating committee?Formed in the late 1980s by a consortium of researchers
3. What is Haskell?Haskell is a special computer language that uses math ideas to help programmers write clear and powerful code. It lets you build games, robots, and many other cool things.
4. Why is Haskell called "purely functional"?Because Haskell programs work like math functions: the same input always gives the same output, and they don’t change anything else while running.

Lambda Calculus: A formal system in mathematical logic for expressing computation based on function abstraction and application.
Static Typing: A system where type checking is performed during compilation, catching type errors before runtime.
Lazy Evaluation: An evaluation strategy where expressions are not evaluated until their value is actually needed.
Category Theory: A branch of mathematics that deals with abstract structures and their relationships, often used in functional programming theory.