Applied Functional Programming in Haskell

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label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:00 history_edu Maria Dumitru
Typed functional programming languages allow for the development of robust, concise programs in a short amount of time. The key advantages are higher-order functions as an abstraction mechanism, and an advanced type system for safety and reusability. This course introduces Haskell, a state-of-the-art functional programming language, together with some of its theoretical background, such as typed lambda calculi, referential transparency, Damas-Milner type inference, and functional design patterns.

We will quickly move on to applications of functional programming, concentrating on topics such as language processing, building graphical user interfaces, networking, databases, and programming for the web. The goal of the course is not just to teach the programming language, but to learn about the Haskell community and to get hands-on experience by developing a project using Haskell in a team.Further Information can be found at the following website where you will also find a poster which you can print yourself: www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/USCS

Period
19-08-2013 - 30-08-2013 (2 weeks)

Target group
Advanced bachelors / beginning masters with an interest in writing disciplined, robust programs. Knowledge of functional programming or Haskell in particular may be helpful, but is not expected or necessary. All that is required is curiosity and an open mind. Applicants should be proficient in English and will be subjected to a selection procedure. This course is also well-suited as an introduction to or preparation for our MSc program. Maximum number of participants: 40.Please indicate in your motivation what your current Haskell skills (none, starting, advanced, expert) are and what you expect to learn, so we can decide about the different lecturing tracks.

Course aim
Participants will be given the opportunity to learn a modern and new programming paradigm. The acquired knowledge will not only enable participants to lead or contribute to programming projects that make use of Haskell or related languages it will also enable them to write better programs in any programming language, as the patterns and abstractions being taught are widely applicable.In previous years the course has been a source of joy for lecturers and has been very well appreciated by students.

Credits
3.0 ECTS credits



Certificate of Attendance

Course fee
EUR 1835: Course + course materials + housing

EUR 1500: Course + course materials

Course leader
Dr. A. Dijkstra

Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available. Indicate clearly in you motivation letter why you would need a scholarship, indicating your travel costs and finacial situation.

Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400