haskell-infra/www.haskell.org

Documentation page, paid resources, blessed material

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ffaf1 commented

I checked the documentation page on haskell.org and I would propose a couple of changes:

  • have a [$] for non gratis books, courses, etc. This would immediately help users who cannot afford or do not will to fork cash to skim the page.
  • Have a brief introductory paragraph with 1–3 (no more!) suggested courses for beginners. This would immediately improve usability for newbies and tremendously help onboarding. I would suggest CIS 194 as such suggested resource, as it is thorough, produced neatly, gratis and has exercise.

If people agree with these goals I can make PRs.

I think both suggestions sound great! I think the first one would be particularly easy to get merged, so I suggest you start there.

ffaf1 commented

Tentative text for the second point:

There is plenty of material to learn Haskell from! If you are new and want a thorough, practical introduction to the language, we suggest CIS194. CIS194 is the introductory Haskell course of the University of Pennsylvania; it is free and will guide you from the basics to advanced features of the language.

ffaf1 commented

Thanks!