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Haskell es un lenguaje de programación puramente funcional con tipado estático fuerte.

01

Fundamentos

Hola Mundo

main es el punto de entrada, putStrLn imprime con un salto de línea

haskell
-- GHCi interactive environment
-- launch: ghci  (quit with :q)

-- simple arithmetic
> 2 + 3
5

-- function application (no parentheses needed)
> succ 5
6

-- define a function
> double x = x * 2
> double 10
20

-- lists
> [1,2,3,4]
[1,2,3,4]

-- strings are lists of chars
> "hello"
"hello"

Comentarios

{- -} para comentarios multilínea

haskell
-- single line comment

{- multi-line comment
   spanning multiple lines -}

{- nested {- comments -} are allowed -}

-- comments are ignored by the compiler

GHCi interactivo

:t muestra el tipo, :q sale

haskell
-- hello.hs
main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn "Hello, World!"

-- run interpreted
--   runhaskell hello.hs
-- or compile to an executable
--   ghc hello.hs && ./hello

Enlace let

let define variables locales en un bloque do

haskell
-- in GHCi, 'let' defines a binding (no 'in' needed)
> let x = 5
> let double n = n * 2
> x + double x
15

-- in a source file, top-level bindings need no 'let'
y = 10

-- 'let' inside an expression needs 'in'
z = let a = 2 in a * a   -- 4

Reglas de indentación

Haskell usa indentación en lugar de llaves

haskell
-- :t shows the type of an expression
> :t 'a'
'a' :: Char

> :t True
True :: Bool

> :t "hi"
"hi" :: [Char]

> :t (+)
(+) :: Num a => a -> a -> a

-- :info shows typeclass info
> :info Num

Loading Files

:load loads a module into GHCi; :reload reloads it after edits. :browse lists everything a module exports. :main runs the program with command-line arguments. These make the REPL workflow smooth.

haskell
-- GHCi commands
> :load MyModule.hs    -- or :l
> :reload              -- or :r, reload after edits
> :type main           -- check a type
> :browse Data.List    -- list a module's exports
> :main arg1 arg2      -- run main with args

-- :set +t auto-prints types of results
02

Tipos

Tipos básicos

:: anota tipos explícitamente

haskell
-- Int: bounded integer (platform-dependent)
x :: Int
x = 9

-- Integer: arbitrary-precision (unbounded)
big :: Integer
big = 2 ^ 100

-- Float / Double (prefer Double)
piVal :: Double
piVal = 3.14159

-- Bool
flag :: Bool
flag = True

-- Char (single Unicode character)
c :: Char
c = 'a'

Tipos de función

-> es asociativo por la derecha, el último es el tipo de retorno

haskell
-- explicit type signature above a binding
age :: Int
age = 30

-- annotate an expression inline with ::
result = (5 :: Int) + 3

-- function signature
add :: Int -> Int -> Int
add x y = x + y

-- annotate a list
nums :: [Double]
nums = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]

Variables de tipo

Las letras minúsculas son variables de tipo

haskell
-- 'a' is a type variable (polymorphic)
id' :: a -> a
id' x = x

-- works for any type
> id' 5
5
> id' "hello"
"hello"

-- length works on any list
length :: [a] -> Int

Tipo Maybe

Maybe representa cálculos que pueden fallar

haskell
-- '->' is right-associative
add :: Int -> Int -> Int
-- equivalent to: Int -> (Int -> Int)

-- takes a function as an argument
apply :: (a -> b) -> a -> b
apply f x = f x

-- returns a function
const' :: a -> b -> a
const' x y = x

Tipo Either

Either se usa para manejo de errores

haskell
-- Maybe: optional values
data Maybe a = Nothing | Just a

safeDiv :: Double -> Double -> Maybe Double
safeDiv _ 0 = Nothing
safeDiv x y = Just (x / y)

-- Either: a value or an error
data Either a b = Left a | Right b

-- convention: Left = error, Right = success
parse :: String -> Either String Int
parse s = Right (read s)

Tuples & List Types

Tuples (a, b) hold a fixed number of values of possibly different types. Lists [a] hold any number of values of the same type. A tuple's type encodes its size; a list's type does not.

haskell
-- tuple: (a, b)
pair :: (Int, String)
pair = (1, "one")

-- list: [a]
nums :: [Int]
nums = [1, 2, 3]

-- list of tuples
pairs :: [(Int, String)]
pairs = [(1, "a"), (2, "b")]

-- empty list keeps the polymorphic type
empty :: [a]
empty = []
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Clases de tipos

Clase de tipo Eq

Eq define comparación de igualdad

haskell
-- name, parameters, '=', body
double :: Int -> Int
double x = x * 2

-- application: just a space, no parentheses
> double 5
10

-- multiple parameters (curried)
add :: Int -> Int -> Int
add x y = x + y

> add 3 4
7

Show y Read

Clases de tipo Show/Read

haskell
-- application is left-associative
> max 3 5
5
> max (max 3 5) 7
7

-- '$' has the lowest precedence, right-associative
> sum (map (*2) [1..5])
30
> sum $ map (*2) [1..5]   -- same, fewer parens

-- chain reads left to right
> putStrLn $ show $ sum [1..10]
55

Num y Ord

Num para operaciones numéricas, Ord para comparación de orden

haskell
-- wrap an operator in () to use as a function
> (+) 2 3
5
> (*) 4 5
20

-- sections: partial application of operators
> (+10) 5
15
> (3/) 12
0.25
> (/3) 12
4.0

-- backticks make a function infix
> 10 `div` 3
3
> 10 `mod` 3
1

Clase de tipo Functor

Functor es mapeable

haskell
-- (.) composes functions right to left
(.) :: (b -> c) -> (a -> b) -> a -> c
(f . g) x = f (g x)

> negate . sum $ [1,2,3]
-6

-- chaining
fn = ceiling . negate . tan
> fn (pi/4)
-1

-- point-free style
odd' = not . even

Restricciones de tipo

A la izquierda de => está la restricción de tipo

haskell
-- functions are first-class values
applyTwice :: (a -> a) -> a -> a
applyTwice f x = f (f x)

> applyTwice (+3) 10
16
> applyTwice (\x -> x*x) 2
16

-- pass functions to higher-order functions
> map (*2) [1..5]
[2,4,6,8,10]
> filter even [1..6]
[2,4,6]

Infix & Prefix

Any binary function can be written infix between backticks (3 `elem` xs), and any operator can be written prefix in parentheses (mod 10 3). Choose whichever reads more naturally in context.

haskell
-- infix operators can be written prefix with ()
> mod 10 3
1
> div 10 3
3

-- functions can be written infix with backticks
> 10 `mod` 3
1
> 10 `div` 3
3

-- elem: membership test, often infix
> 3 `elem` [1,2,3]
True
04

Funciones

Definición de función

Las llamadas a función no necesitan paréntesis

haskell
-- lists are homogeneous linked lists
nums :: [Int]
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

-- strings are [Char]
chars = ['h','e','l','l','o']
str   = "hello"   -- same as chars

-- empty list
empty = []

-- cons (prepend) is O(1)
> 0 : [1,2,3]
[0,1,2,3]

Funciones multiparámetro

Todas las funciones son de un solo parámetro (currificadas)

haskell
-- ranges
> [1..5]
[1,2,3,4,5]

-- with a step (first two elements)
> [2,4..10]
[2,4,6,8,10]

-- decreasing needs the step
> [5,4..1]
[5,4,3,2,1]

-- infinite lists (lazy)
> take 5 [1..]
[1,2,3,4,5]

> take 3 (cycle [1,2])
[1,2,1]

Operadores como funciones

() envuelve un operador como función

haskell
-- basic access (partial: crash on empty)
> head [1,2,3]
1
> tail [1,2,3]
[2,3]
> last [1,2,3]
3
> init [1,2,3]
[1,2]

-- safe helpers
> length [1,2,3]
3
> null []
True
> reverse [1,2,3]
[3,2,1]

Composición de funciones

El operador . compone funciones

haskell
-- '++' concatenates two lists
> [1,2] ++ [3,4]
[1,2,3,4]

-- ':' prepends a single element (O(1))
> 1 : [2,3]
[1,2,3]

-- concat flattens one level
> concat [[1,2],[3,4],[5]]
[1,2,3,4,5]

-- intercalate joins with a separator
> intercalate ", " ["a","b","c"]
"a, b, c"

Cláusula where

where define ayudantes al final de una función

haskell
-- like mathematical set-builder notation
> [x*2 | x <- [1..5]]
[2,4,6,8,10]

-- with a predicate (filter)
> [x | x <- [1..10], even x]
[2,4,6,8,10]

-- multiple generators = Cartesian product
> [(x,y) | x <- [1,2], y <- ['a','b']]
[(1,'a'),(1,'b'),(2,'a'),(2,'b')]

-- with a let binding
> [x*y | x <- [1..3], let y = x+1]
[2,6,12]

Common List Functions

elem checks membership (often infix). sum and product reduce lists of numbers. take/drop extract or remove a prefix. splitAt splits at an index into a pair. All return new lists since lists are immutable.

haskell
-- membership (often written infix)
> elem 3 [1,2,3]
True
> 3 `elem` [1,2,3]
True

-- reductions
> sum [1..10]
55
> product [1..5]
120

-- take / drop a prefix
> take 3 [1..10]
[1,2,3]
> drop 3 [1..10]
[4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

-- split at an index
> splitAt 3 [1..6]
([1,2,3],[4,5,6])
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Coincidencia de patrones

Coincidencia de patrones básica

Coincidir en orden, _ coincide con cualquier cosa

haskell
-- tuples can hold different types
pair :: (Int, String)
pair = (1, "hello")

triple :: (Int, String, Double)
triple = (1, "x", 3.14)

-- the size is part of the type
-- (1,2) and (1,2,3) are different types

Coincidencia de patrones de lista

: separa cabeza y cola

haskell
-- fst/snd only work on pairs
> fst (1, "a")
1
> snd (1, "a")
"a"

-- swap exchanges the components
> swap (1, 2)
(2,1)

-- these do NOT work on triples
> fst (1, 2, 3)   -- type error!

Coincidencia de patrones de tupla

Coincidir cada posición de una tupla

haskell
-- destructure a tuple by position
describe :: (Int, String) -> String
describe (n, s) = show n ++ ": " ++ s

-- ignore components with _
firstOf :: (a, b, c) -> a
firstOf (x, _, _) = x

-- in a list comprehension
> [n | (n, _) <- [(1,'a'),(2,'b')]]
[1,2]

Patrón as

@ mantiene todo el valor coincidente

haskell
-- zip pairs elements from two lists
> zip [1,2,3] ['a','b','c']
[(1,'a'),(2,'b'),(3,'c')]

-- stops at the shorter list
> zip [1,2,3] [4,5]
[(1,4),(2,5)]

-- unzip splits a list of pairs
> unzip [(1,'a'),(2,'b')]
([1,2],"ab")

Expresión case

case para coincidencia de patrones dentro de un cuerpo de función

haskell
-- list: same type, variable length
ints :: [Int]
ints = [1, 2, 3]

-- tuple: mixed types, fixed length
mixed :: (Int, String, Bool)
mixed = (1, "x", True)

-- list of tuples (tabular data)
people :: [(String, Int)]
people = [("Alice",30),("Bob",25)]

-- cannot mix types in a list
> [1, "two"]   -- type error
06

Guardas

Guardas básicas

otherwise es un alias para True

haskell
-- match on literals, top to bottom
lucky :: Int -> String
lucky 7 = "LUCKY SEVEN!"
lucky _ = "Sorry, you're out of luck"

> lucky 7
"LUCKY SEVEN!"
> lucky 13
"Sorry, you're out of luck"

Guardas multiparámetro

Las guardas comprueban en orden

haskell
-- empty list
isEmpty [] = True
isEmpty _  = False

-- head and tail (cons pattern)
head' :: [a] -> a
head' (x:_) = x

-- first two elements
firstTwo :: [a] -> [a]
firstTwo (x:y:_) = [x,y]
firstTwo xs      = xs

where con guardas

where puede ser compartido por todas las guardas

haskell
-- match by position
addPair :: (Int, Int) -> Int
addPair (x, y) = x + y

-- nested patterns
getAge :: (String, (Int, Int)) -> Int
getAge (_, (age, _)) = age

-- ignore with _
nameOf :: (String, Int) -> String
nameOf (name, _) = name

As Patterns

As-patterns (name@pattern) bind a name to the whole matched value while also destructuring it. Useful when you need both the original and its parts, avoiding costly reconstruction.

haskell
-- '@' keeps the whole value AND its parts
firstLetter :: String -> String
firstLetter ""        = "Empty string!"
firstLetter all@(x:_) =
  "The first letter of " ++ all ++ " is " ++ [x]

> firstLetter "Haskell"
"The first letter of Haskell is H"

Case Expressions

case performs pattern matching within an expression. It's useful when a function's body needs to branch on a value computed after some setup. Patterns are tried in order; add a catch-all if needed.

haskell
-- pattern match inside any expression
describe :: [a] -> String
describe xs =
  case xs of
    []  -> "empty"
    [_] -> "singleton"
    _   -> "longer"

-- case on any value, e.g. an Ordering
classify n = case compare n 0 of
  LT -> "negative"
  EQ -> "zero"
  GT -> "positive"

Constructor Patterns

Patterns can match data constructors like Red, Nothing, and Just. This is how algebraic data types are deconstructed. The compiler warns about non-exhaustive patterns, so cover all constructors.

haskell
-- match on data constructors
data Color = Red | Green | Blue

toString :: Color -> String
toString Red   = "red"
toString Green = "green"
toString Blue  = "blue"

-- match on Maybe
fromMaybe :: a -> Maybe a -> a
fromMaybe d Nothing  = d
fromMaybe _ (Just x) = x
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Where / Let

Cláusula where

where está al final de una definición de función

haskell
-- '|' tests boolean conditions in order
bmiTell :: Double -> String
bmiTell bmi
  | bmi <= 18.5 = "underweight"
  | bmi <= 25.0 = "normal"
  | bmi <= 30.0 = "overweight"
  | otherwise   = "obese"

> bmiTell 22.0
"normal"

Expresión let-in

let-in es una expresión, puede usarse en cualquier lugar

haskell
-- otherwise is just True
otherwise :: Bool
otherwise = True

-- a signum implementation
signum' :: Int -> Int
signum' n
  | n < 0     = -1
  | n == 0    = 0
  | otherwise = 1

let en bloque do

let en un bloque do no necesita in

haskell
-- multiple parameters
max' :: Int -> Int -> Int
max' a b
  | a > b     = a
  | otherwise = b

-- shared helpers via where
bmiTell :: Double -> Double -> String
bmiTell w h
  | bmi <= 18.5 = "underweight"
  | bmi <= 25.0 = "normal"
  | otherwise   = "overweight"
  where bmi = w / h^2

let en comprensión de lista

let puede usarse en comprensiones de lista

haskell
-- pattern matching: fixed values/structure
factorial 0 = 1
factorial n = n * factorial (n-1)

-- guards: ranges and conditions
clamp :: Int -> Int -> Int -> Int
clamp lo hi x
  | x < lo     = lo
  | x > hi     = hi
  | otherwise  = x

if-then-else

In Haskell, 'if' is an expression that always returns a value—both branches are required. For multi-way branches, guards are cleaner than nested if-then-else. if-then-else suits simple two-way choices.

haskell
-- 'if' is an expression that returns a value
abs' :: Int -> Int
abs' n = if n < 0 then -n else n

-- nested ifs (prefer guards for readability)
grade :: Int -> Char
grade n =
  if n >= 90 then 'A'
  else if n >= 80 then 'B'
  else if n >= 70 then 'C'
  else 'F'
08

Listas

Fundamentos de lista

Las listas son listas enlazadas de elementos del mismo tipo

haskell
-- where: definitions at the bottom, scoped to a function
area :: Double -> Double -> Double
area w h = w * h_adj
  where
    h_adj = h * 0.9    -- adjust height
    scale = 0.9        -- a helper

-- definitions can refer to each other
f x = a + b
  where a = x * 2
        b = a + 1      -- refers to a

Listas por rango

Admite paso y listas infinitas

haskell
-- let <bindings> in <expr>
cylinder :: Double -> Double -> Double
cylinder r h =
  let side = 2 * pi * r * h
      top  = pi * r^2
  in  side + 2 * top

-- scoped to the expression only
> let z = 5 in z * z
25
-- z is not in scope here

Operaciones de lista

Funciones básicas de operación de lista

haskell
-- in do, 'let' needs no 'in'
main = do
  let x = 5
      y = 10
  putStrLn $ "sum = " ++ show (x + y)

-- in a list comprehension, no 'in'
> [x*y | x <- [1..3], let y = x+1]
[2, 6, 12]

Concatenación de listas

++ concatena, : añade al principio de la cabeza

haskell
-- where bindings support pattern matching
describe :: [a] -> String
describe xs = "head is " ++ show first
  where (first:_) = xs

-- multiple where bindings
analyze :: [Int] -> String
analyze xs =
  "sum=" ++ show s ++ ", len=" ++ show l
  where s = sum xs
        l = length xs

Comprensión de listas

Similar a las comprensiones de conjuntos matemáticos

haskell
-- let: an expression, available wherever expressions go
-- (needs 'in', except in do/comprehension)

-- where: a declaration, attached to a function
-- (cannot be nested as an expression)

-- same result, two styles:
-- with let:
f x = let y = x+1 in y*y

-- with where:
f' x = y*y where y = x+1
09

Tuplas

Fundamentos de tupla

Las tuplas pueden contener diferentes tipos

haskell
-- base case + recursive case
factorial :: Int -> Int
factorial 0 = 1
factorial n = n * factorial (n - 1)

> factorial 5
120

Funciones de tupla

fst/snd solo funcionan en pares

haskell
-- match [] then (x:xs)
length' :: [a] -> Int
length' []     = 0
length' (_:xs) = 1 + length' xs

sum' :: Num a => [a] -> a
sum' []     = 0
sum' (x:xs) = x + sum' xs

Coincidencia de patrones de tupla

La coincidencia de patrones desestructura tuplas

haskell
-- carry the running result in an accumulator
factorial :: Int -> Int
factorial n = go n 1
  where
    go 0 acc = acc
    go k acc = go (k-1) (k*acc)

-- sum with an accumulator
sumTo :: Int -> Int
sumTo n = go n 0
  where go 0 acc = acc
        go k acc = go (k-1) (k+acc)

Quick Sort

This famous example shows Haskell's expressiveness: list comprehensions split around a pivot, then recursively sort each part. Not the most efficient quicksort, but a beautiful demo of recursion and comprehensions.

haskell
-- elegant but not in-place quicksort
qsort :: Ord a => [a] -> [a]
qsort [] = []
qsort (p:xs) =
  qsort smaller ++ [p] ++ qsort larger
  where
    smaller = [x | x <- xs, x <  p]
    larger  = [x | x <- xs, x >= p]

> qsort [3,1,4,1,5,9,2,6]
[1,1,2,3,4,5,6,9]

Mutual Recursion

Mutual recursion is when two or more functions call each other. Here even' and odd' reduce toward the base case 0. Both must be defined (order doesn't matter in a module).

haskell
-- functions calling each other
even' :: Int -> Bool
even' 0 = True
even' n = odd' (n - 1)

odd' :: Int -> Bool
odd' 0 = False
odd' n = even' (n - 1)

> even' 4
True
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Funciones de orden superior

map

map aplica una función a cada elemento

haskell
-- map applies a function to every element
> map (*2) [1,2,3]
[2,4,6]

> map (+1) [1..5]
[2,3,4,5,6]

-- with a lambda
> map (\x -> x*x) [1..4]
[1,4,9,16]

-- strings are lists of chars
> map toUpper "hello"
"HELLO"

filter

filter mantiene los elementos que satisfacen el predicado

haskell
-- keep elements satisfying a predicate
> filter even [1..10]
[2,4,6,8,10]

> filter (>3) [1,2,3,4,5]
[4,5]

-- with a lambda
> filter (\c -> c /= ' ') "hello world"
"helloworld"

-- count matches
> length (filter odd [1..100])
50

foldl y foldr

foldl pliegue por la izquierda, foldr pliegue por la derecha

haskell
-- foldl: left fold (function, seed, list)
> foldl (+) 0 [1..5]
15

-- foldr: right fold
> foldr (+) 0 [1..5]
15

-- associativity differs:
-- foldl: ((((0+1)+2)+3)+4)+5
-- foldr: 1+(2+(3+(4+(5+0))))

-- foldl1/foldr1 use the first element as seed
> foldl1 max [3,1,4,1,5]
5

zipWith

zipWith combina dos listas con una función

haskell
-- apply a function to paired elements
> zipWith (+) [1,2,3] [10,20,30]
[11,22,33]

> zipWith (*) [1,2,3,4] [2,2,2,2]
[2,4,6,8]

-- combine strings
> zipWith (\a b -> a ++ b) ["a","b"] ["1","2"]
["a1","b2"]

-- stops at the shorter list
> zipWith max [1,5,3] [2,4,6,8]
[2,5,6]

Aplicación de función $

El operador $ reduce paréntesis

haskell
-- scanl returns all intermediate accumulators
> scanl (+) 0 [1,2,3]
[0,1,3,6]

-- scanr from the right
> scanr (+) 0 [1,2,3]
[6,5,3,0]

-- running maximum
> scanl max 0 [3,1,4,1,5]
[0,3,3,4,4,5]

takeWhile & dropWhile

takeWhile stops at the first element failing the predicate; dropWhile drops the prefix that satisfies it. span splits a list at the first failing element. Great for prefix-based processing.

haskell
-- takeWhile: take while the predicate holds
> takeWhile (<5) [1,2,3,4,5,4,3]
[1,2,3,4]

-- dropWhile: drop while the predicate holds
> dropWhile (<5) [1,2,3,4,5,4,3]
[5,4,3]

-- span splits at the first failing element
> span (<3) [1,2,3,4,5]
([1,2],[3,4,5])

-- first word of a string
> takeWhile (/= ' ') "hello world"
"hello"
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Map / Filter / Fold

Operaciones encadenadas

Combinar map/filter/fold

haskell
-- '\' defines a lambda (resembles the λ symbol)
> (\x -> x + 1) 5
6

-- used with map
> map (\x -> x * x) [1..4]
[1,4,9,16]

-- used with filter
> filter (\x -> x > 2) [1,2,3,4]
[3,4]

scanl/scanr

scan mantiene todos los resultados intermedios

haskell
-- parameters separated by spaces
> (\x y -> x + y) 3 4
7

-- in zipWith
> zipWith (\x y -> x * y + 1) [1,2,3] [10,20,30]
[11,21,31]

takeWhile/dropWhile

Tomar/descartar elementos por condición

haskell
-- lambdas can pattern match their one argument
> map (\(a,b) -> a + b) [(1,2),(3,4)]
[3,7]

-- only ONE pattern, no fallthrough
-- this crashes if it doesn't match:
> (\(x:_) -> x) []   -- runtime error

Lambdas in Higher-Order

Lambdas shine with fold, filter, and map. They can return other functions (\x -> \y -> ...), demonstrating currying. Keep them short—long lambdas are clearer as named functions.

haskell
-- combining with fold
> foldl (\acc x -> acc + x*2) 0 [1,2,3]
12

-- with filter (infix via backticks)
> length . filter (\x -> x `mod` 2 == 0) $ [1..10]
5

-- a lambda returning a function
> (\x -> \y -> x + y) 3 4
7

Point-free Style

Point-free style omits explicit arguments, expressing functions via composition and application. It's concise but can hurt readability if overdone. Prefer it for short chains where the flow is obvious.

haskell
-- explicit: name every argument
sumSquares xs = sum (map (^2) xs)

-- point-free: omit arguments via composition
sumSquares' = sum . map (^2)

-- more examples
count p  = length . filter p
oddNums  = filter odd
negateAll = map negate
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Lambdas

Funciones anónimas

\ define una lambda, como λ

haskell
-- all functions are curried (one arg at a time)
add :: Int -> Int -> Int
add x y = x + y

-- apply fewer args to get a function
add5 :: Int -> Int
add5 = add 5

> add5 10
15

-- with map
> map (add 5) [1,2,3]
[6,7,8]

Lambda multiparámetro

Múltiples parámetros separados por espacios

haskell
-- left section (fix the left operand)
> map (+3) [1,2,3]
[4,5,6]

-- right section (fix the right operand)
> map (3/) [9, 12, 18]
[0.333..,0.25,0.166..]

-- (-3) is the NUMBER, not a section!
> map (subtract 3) [4,5,6]
[1,2,3]

-- comparison sections
> filter (>3) [1..6]
[4,5,6]

Lambda con coincidencia de patrones

Coincidencia de patrones en lambdas

haskell
-- flip swaps the first two arguments
flip :: (a -> b -> c) -> b -> a -> c
flip f x y = f y x

-- fix the second argument instead of the first
> map (flip (-) 1) [3,4,5]
[2,3,4]

-- divide from the other side
> map (flip div 2) [4,6,9]
[2,3,4]

Currying Explained

a -> b -> c means a -> (b -> c): a function taking 'a' and returning a function. Application is left-associative: f x y = (f x) y. This is why partial application works naturally.

haskell
-- this signature:
max :: Int -> Int -> Int

-- is actually: Int -> (Int -> Int)
-- max takes an Int and returns a function

-- step by step
> :t max 5
max 5 :: Int -> Int

> (max 5) 10
10

-- application is left-associative
> max 5 10 == ((max 5) 10)
True

Functions Returning Functions

Functions can return other functions, naturally arising from currying. This enables function factories: multiplyBy 2 creates a doubler. Partial application like greet "Hi" configures a function for later use.

haskell
-- return a function
multiplyBy :: Int -> (Int -> Int)
multiplyBy n = \x -> n * x

-- or equivalently (currying)
multiplyBy' n x = n * x

> let double = multiplyBy 2
> double 21
42

-- configure a function via partial application
greet :: String -> String -> String
greet greeting name = greeting ++ ", " ++ name
sayHi = greet "Hi"   -- a configured greeter
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Currificación

Aplicación parcial

Todas las funciones se currifican automáticamente

haskell
-- Eq: equality
> 5 == 5
True
> "a" /= "b"
True

-- Ord: ordering
> 3 < 5
True
> compare 3 5
LT

-- Show: convert to a string
> show 5
"5"
> show [1,2,3]
"[1,2,3]"

-- Read: parse from a string
> read "5" + 2
7

Aplicación parcial infija

Aplicación parcial de operadores

haskell
-- '=>' constrains the type variables
(==) :: Eq a => a -> a -> Bool
(<)  :: Ord a => a -> a -> Bool
show :: Show a => a -> String

-- a function requiring Eq
elem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool
elem _ []     = False
elem x (y:ys) = x == y || elem x ys

-- multiple constraints
showMax :: (Ord a, Show a) => [a] -> String
showMax xs = show (maximum xs)

Función flip

flip intercambia el orden de argumentos

haskell
-- declare a typeclass with method signatures
class Eq a where
  (==) :: a -> a -> Bool
  (/=) :: a -> a -> Bool
  -- default implementations
  x == y = not (x /= y)
  x /= y = not (x == y)

-- minimal: define either (==) or (/=)

Instance Declarations

instance Typeclass Type where implements a typeclass for a type. Each method must be defined unless a default exists. After this, TrafficLight values can use ==, /=, and show.

haskell
data TrafficLight = Red | Yellow | Green

instance Eq TrafficLight where
  Red == Red         = True
  Yellow == Yellow   = True
  Green == Green     = True
  _ == _             = False

instance Show TrafficLight where
  show Red    = "Red light"
  show Yellow = "Yellow light"
  show Green  = "Green light"

Numeric Typeclasses

The numeric hierarchy includes Num (all numbers), Fractional (supports /), and Integral (supports div, mod). Int and Double are different types—use fromIntegral to convert between them safely.

haskell
-- Num: basic numeric operations
(+) :: Num a => a -> a -> a
(*) :: Num a => a -> a -> a
negate :: Num a => a -> a

-- Fractional: supports division
(/) :: Fractional a => a -> a -> a

-- Integral: integer division
div, mod :: Integral a => a -> a -> a

-- convert between numeric types
> fromIntegral (length [1,2,3]) + 0.5
3.5

Deriving

Many typeclasses can be derived automatically: Eq, Ord, Show, Read, Enum, Bounded. This avoids writing boilerplate instances. Enum and Bounded enable range syntax ([Red ..]) and minBound/maxBound.

haskell
-- automatically derive common typeclasses
data Color = Red | Green | Blue
  deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read, Enum, Bounded)

> show Red
"Red"
> Red < Green
True
> minBound :: Color
Red
> [Red ..]
[Red,Green,Blue]
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Composición

Composición de funciones

. compone de derecha a izquierda

haskell
-- sum type: alternatives separated by '|'
data Bool' = False' | True'

-- pattern match on constructors
not' :: Bool' -> Bool'
not' True'  = False'
not' False' = True'

-- value constructors with no fields
data Weekday = Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

Composición multifunción

Componer en cadena múltiples funciones

haskell
-- product type: constructors carry fields
data Point = Point Double Double

data Shape
  = Circle Double         -- radius
  | Rect Double Double    -- width, height

-- construct values
p = Point 1.0 2.0
c = Circle 5.0
r = Rect 3.0 4.0

Estilo point-free

Omitir argumentos, más conciso

haskell
-- a type parameter 'a' (like Maybe)
data Maybe' a = Nothing' | Just' a

-- a boxed value
data Box a = Box a

-- use it with any type
> Just' 5
Just' 5
> Box "hello"
Box "hello"

-- model failure with Maybe
divide :: Double -> Double -> Maybe' Double
divide _ 0 = Nothing'
divide x y = Just' (x/y)

Recursive Types

A type can refer to itself, forming recursive structures. IntList is a singly-linked list of Ints. Tree a is a binary tree. Pattern matching naturally recurses over such structures.

haskell
-- a custom linked list
data IntList = INil | ICons Int IntList

-- build the list 1,2,3
xs = ICons 1 (ICons 2 (ICons 3 INil))

-- a binary tree
data Tree a = Leaf | Node a (Tree a) (Tree a)

tree = Node 1 (Node 2 Leaf Leaf) (Node 3 Leaf Leaf)

A BST with Functions

Algebraic data types pair naturally with recursive functions via pattern matching. This BST implementation inserts while keeping order, and inorder traversal flattens to a sorted list. ADTs plus recursion replace classes in OOP.

haskell
data Tree a = Leaf | Node a (Tree a) (Tree a)

-- insert into a binary search tree
insert :: Ord a => a -> Tree a -> Tree a
insert x Leaf = Node x Leaf Leaf
insert x (Node y l r)
  | x < y     = Node y (insert x l) r
  | otherwise = Node y l (insert x r)

-- inorder traversal yields a sorted list
inorder :: Tree a -> [a]
inorder Leaf         = []
inorder (Node x l r) = inorder l ++ [x] ++ inorder r

Enumerations

A sum type of nullary constructors acts like an enum. Deriving Enum enables succ/pred and range syntax ([North ..]); deriving Bounded gives minBound/maxBound. This is Haskell's idiomatic enumeration.

haskell
-- enum-like sum type
data Direction = North | East | South | West
  deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Bounded, Show)

-- enumerate via Enum
> [North .. West]
[North,East,South,West]

-- Bounded: the limits
> minBound :: Direction
North
> maxBound :: Direction
West

-- cycle through directions
next :: Direction -> Direction
next West = North
next d    = succ d
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Mónadas

Mónada Maybe

Maybe maneja automáticamente la propagación de fallos

haskell
-- without records (positional, error-prone)
data Person0 = Person0 String Int String

-- with records (named fields)
data Person = Person
  { name :: String
  , age  :: Int
  , city :: String
  }

-- construct with field names (any order)
p1 = Person { name = "Alice", age = 30, city = "NYC" }

Mónada List

La mónada List representa cálculo no determinista

haskell
-- field names are accessor functions
> name p1
"Alice"
> age p1
30

-- their types
> :t name
name :: Person -> String
> :t age
age :: Person -> Int

-- record patterns also work
greet :: Person -> String
greet (Person { name = n }) = "Hi, " ++ n

Mónada IO

La mónada IO aísla los efectos secundarios

haskell
-- functional update: change only some fields
p2 = p1 { age = 31 }

-- the original is unchanged (immutable)
> age p1
30
> age p2
31

-- update multiple fields at once
p3 = p1 { age = 31, city = "LA" }

Operador bind

>>= es la operación central de Mónada

haskell
-- match and bind fields by name
birthday :: Person -> Person
birthday p@Person { age = a } = p { age = a + 1 }

-- ignore unneeded fields
getName :: Person -> String
getName Person { name = n } = n

-- as-pattern keeps the whole record
isAdult :: Person -> Bool
isAdult p@Person { age = a } = a >= 18

return

return pone un valor en un contexto Mónada

haskell
-- field names share a top-level namespace
data Person  = Person  { name :: String }
data Company = Company { name :: String }
-- ERROR: 'name' clashes in the same module

-- workaround 1: prefix the fields
data Person'  = Person'  { personName :: String }
data Company' = Company' { companyName :: String }

-- workaround 2: language extensions
{-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
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Functores

fmap

fmap aplica una función a un valor dentro de un Functor

haskell
-- file Geometry.hs
module Geometry
  ( sphereVolume    -- explicit export list
  , cubeVolume
  ) where

sphereVolume :: Float -> Float
sphereVolume r = (4/3) * pi * r^3

cubeVolume :: Float -> Float
cubeVolume s = s^3

-- a helper not in the export list is private
privateHelper = ...

Operador <$>

<$> es equivalente a fmap

haskell
-- import everything from Data.List
import Data.List

-- names are now in scope
> sort [3,1,2]
[1,2,3]
> nub [1,1,2,2,3]
[1,2,3]

-- import specific functions
import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)

-- qualified: use the full module name
import qualified Data.Map as M
> M.empty

Functor de función

fmap en funciones es .

haskell
-- import only specific names
import Data.List (sort, nub, group)

-- import everything except some
import Data.List hiding (head, tail)

-- import a type without its constructors
import Data.Tree (Tree, Node)

-- import constructors too
import Data.Tree (Tree(..))

Qualified Imports

Qualified imports force the module prefix, preventing clashes (e.g., Prelude's filter vs Data.Map's). import qualified M as M is idiomatic. Use qualified for modules with many overlapping names.

haskell
-- avoid name clashes with qualified
import qualified Data.Map as Map
import qualified Data.Set as Set

m = Map.empty
s = Set.fromList [1,2,3]

-- Prelude's filter vs Data.Map's
> filter even [1..6]
[2,4,6]
> Map.filter (>2) (Map.fromList [(1,'a'),(3,'b')])
fromList [(3,'b')]

Prelude

Prelude is the default import, providing common functions and types. Hide entries to avoid clashes or to use better alternatives (e.g., foldl' from Data.List). Many projects use custom preludes.

haskell
-- Prelude is imported by default
-- provides: map, filter, length, (+), etc.

-- hide entries to avoid clashes
import Prelude hiding (head, tail, foldl)

-- use better alternatives
import Data.List (foldl')   -- strict fold

-- common standard modules
import Data.List
import Data.Maybe
import Data.Char
import Data.Either

Module Hierarchy

Module names are hierarchical and mirror the directory structure: A.B.C lives in A/B/C.hs. A module can re-export another with 'module M' in its export list, useful for bundling a public API.

haskell
-- hierarchical names mirror directories
-- module Data.Geometry.Sphere where
-- lives in: Data/Geometry/Sphere.hs

-- import nested modules
import Data.Geometry.Sphere
import Data.Geometry.Cube

-- re-export a whole module
module MyMod
  ( module Data.List    -- re-export
  , myFunc
  ) where

import Data.List
myFunc = sort
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Aplicativos

Operador <*>

<*> aplica una función dentro de un Functor

haskell
-- IO actions produce effects when run
greet :: IO ()
greet = do
  putStrLn "What's your name?"
  name <- getLine
  putStrLn ("Hello, " ++ name)

-- run in GHCi
> greet
What's your name?
Alice
Hello, Alice

Aplicación de función pura

pure pone un valor en un Applicative

haskell
-- every program starts in main
main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn "Hello, World!"

-- combine actions with do
main = do
  greet
  putStrLn "Done."

-- command-line arguments
import System.Environment
main = do
  args <- getArgs
  print args

Aplicativo List

List <*> es un producto cartesiano

haskell
-- do is sugar for sequential actions
echo = do
  s <- getLine
  putStrLn s

-- desugars to bind (>>=)
echo' = getLine >>= putStrLn

-- 'let' needs no 'in' inside do
greet = do
  let msg = "Hi!"
  putStrLn msg

Input Functions

getLine reads a line (without newline), getChar a single character, getContents lazily reads all of stdin. Use '<-' to bind results. getContents is lazy—great for streaming pipelines.

haskell
-- read a line (without the newline)
> line <- getLine
hello world
> line
"hello world"

-- read a single character
> c <- getChar
a> c
'a'

-- read all of stdin lazily
process = do
  text <- getContents
  putStr (map toUpper text)

Output Functions

putStrLn and putStr write a String to stdout, with/without a trailing newline. print equals putStrLn . show, so it adds quotes around strings. Choose based on newline needs and whether the value is a String.

haskell
-- with a trailing newline
putStrLn :: String -> IO ()
-- without a newline
putStr   :: String -> IO ()
-- any Show-able value
print    :: Show a => a -> IO ()

> putStrLn "hi"   -- hi
> putStr "hi"     -- hi (no newline)
> print 5         -- 5
> print "hi"      -- "hi" (with quotes)

File IO

readFile reads lazily, writeFile overwrites, appendFile adds to the end. Use bracket to ensure resources close on exceptions. Files are addressed by FilePath (an alias for String).

haskell
-- read a whole file (lazy)
readFile :: FilePath -> IO String

-- write a file (overwrites)
writeFile :: FilePath -> String -> IO ()

-- append to a file
appendFile :: FilePath -> String -> IO ()

main = do
  contents <- readFile "input.txt"
  writeFile "output.txt" (map toUpper contents)

-- safe resource handling
import Control.Exception (bracket)
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IO

IO básico

Las operaciones de IO están en la mónada IO

haskell
-- Functor: a context you can map over
class Functor f where
  fmap :: (a -> b) -> f a -> f b

-- '<$>' is fmap as an operator
> fmap (+1) (Just 5)
Just 6
> (+1) <$> Just 5
Just 6
> (+1) <$> Nothing
Nothing
> map (+1) [1,2,3]   -- map is fmap for lists
[2,3,4]

Leer/Escribir archivos

readFile/writeFile manejan archivos

haskell
-- Applicative: functions inside a context
class Applicative f where
  pure  :: a -> f a
  (<*>) :: f (a -> b) -> f a -> f b

-- apply a wrapped function
> pure (+) <*> Just 3 <*> Just 4
Just 7
> Just (+1) <*> Just 5
Just 6

-- for lists, <*> is the Cartesian product
> [(+1), (*2)] <*> [1,2,3]
[2,3,4,2,4,6]

putStr/putChar

Diferentes funciones de salida

haskell
-- Monad: sequential, dependent computations
class Monad m where
  return :: a -> m a
  (>>=)  :: m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b   -- bind

-- bind chains dependent computations
> Just 3 >>= \x -> Just (x+1)
Just 4
> Nothing >>= \x -> Just (x+1)
Nothing

-- '>>' ignores the left result
> putStrLn "a" >> putStrLn "b"
a
b

Interacción

getLine lee una línea de entrada

haskell
-- do notation
greet = do
  name <- getLine
  putStrLn ("Hi " ++ name)

-- desugars to bind
greet' = getLine >>= \name ->
         putStrLn ("Hi " ++ name)

-- 'let' becomes a regular binding
compute = do
  let x = 5
  print (x * x)
-- desugars to:
compute' = let x = 5 in print (x*x)

Maybe Monad Chain

Maybe's Monad short-circuits: once a step returns Nothing, the whole computation is Nothing without further work. do hides the manual Nothing-checking, making failure propagation automatic and clean.

haskell
-- short-circuit on Nothing
safeDiv :: Double -> Double -> Maybe Double
safeDiv _ 0 = Nothing
safeDiv x y = Just (x / y)

-- chain with do (auto-propagates failure)
calc = do
  a <- safeDiv 10 2
  b <- safeDiv a 2
  return (b + 1)

> calc
Just 3.5

-- any Nothing stops the whole chain
> safeDiv 10 0 >>= \a -> safeDiv a 2
Nothing

List Monad

The list monad models non-determinism: each bind explores all possibilities, producing the Cartesian product. do over lists is equivalent to list comprehensions. This unifies comprehension and monadic styles.

haskell
-- list bind = non-deterministic computation
> [1,2] >>= \x -> [x, x*10]
[1,10,2,20]

-- do over lists == list comprehension
pairs = do
  x <- [1,2]
  y <- ['a','b']
  return (x, y)

> pairs
[(1,'a'),(1,'b'),(2,'a'),(2,'b')]

-- equivalent comprehension
> [(x,y) | x <- [1,2], y <- ['a','b']]
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Notación do

do básico

el azúcar sintáctico do simplifica operaciones de Mónada

haskell
-- 'type' creates a synonym (not a new type)
type String = [Char]

type PhoneNumber = String
type Name = String

-- improves readability of signatures
printEntry :: Name -> PhoneNumber -> IO ()
printEntry name num = putStrLn (name ++ ": " ++ num)

let en do

let en do no necesita in

haskell
-- newtype: one constructor, one field, zero cost
newtype Dollars = Dollars Double
newtype Count   = Count Int

-- pattern match or unwrap the field
addDollars :: Dollars -> Dollars -> Dollars
addDollars (Dollars a) (Dollars b) = Dollars (a + b)

-- distinct type: can't mix with raw Double
total :: Dollars
total = addDollars (Dollars 10) (Dollars 20)

Desazucarado do

do es azúcar sintáctico para >>=

haskell
-- type: just a synonym (no new type, no safety)
type Score = Int

-- newtype: distinct type, zero cost, one field
newtype Score' = Score' Int

-- data: full ADT, runtime cost,
-- can have multiple constructors/fields
data Score'' = Score'' Int | Bonus Int

-- newtype is strict: exactly one
-- constructor and one field, but a distinct type

newtype for New Instances

newtype lets you attach different typeclass instances to the same underlying type. Sum and Product wrap the same number but have different Monoid instances (addition vs multiplication). A common, powerful pattern.

haskell
-- wrap to attach different typeclass instances
newtype Sum a = Sum { getSum :: a }

instance Num a => Monoid (Sum a) where
  mempty = Sum 0
  Sum a `mappend` Sum b = Sum (a + b)

newtype Product a = Product { getProduct :: a }
-- different Monoid: multiplication

-- same underlying type, different behavior
> getSum (Sum 3 <> Sum 4)
7
> getProduct (Product 3 <> Product 4)
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Parameterized Synonyms

Type synonyms can take parameters, acting as lightweight abstractions. AssocList k v is [(k,v)], making signatures self-documenting. Use them for clarity, but remember they're just aliases with no type safety.

haskell
-- type synonyms can take parameters
type AssocList k v = [(k, v)]

-- used in signatures (self-documenting)
lookup :: Eq k => k -> AssocList k v -> Maybe v
lookup _ [] = Nothing
lookup k ((k',v):rest)
  | k == k'   = Just v
  | otherwise = lookup k rest

-- more examples
type Parser a = String -> Maybe (a, String)
type Matrix a = [[a]]

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