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	:Yes - I agree with Conal and have done a start, albeit without renaming the section to definitions.--[[User:BrettGiles|BrettGiles]] 17:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)		:Yes - I agree with Conal and have done a start, albeit without renaming the section to definitions.--[[User:BrettGiles|BrettGiles]] 17:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
-	Don't you think referencing [http://norvig.com/21-days.html "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years"] would be useful here? [[User:Vvv|vvv]] 15:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)	+	Don't you think referencing [http://norvig.com/21-days.html "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years"] would be useful here? --[[User:Vvv|vvv]] 15:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
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		+	What is the syntax for comments in Haskell code?
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		+	:: -- introduces a single line comment
		+	:: {- is a nested comment -} [[User:DonStewart|dons]] 05:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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		+	I think it would be useful to mention that constants (including functions) can be defined in GHCi using <code>let</code>. You do not need to write a module for that purpose. Data types or type classes however cannot be defined. [[User:Lemming|Lemming]] 09:16, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

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In Learn_Haskell_in_10_minutes#Function_definitions, the definition of is not a function, but rather an IO definition. Haskell cleanly separates the notion of "function" from "definition". I suggest renaming this section just "Definitions" and tweaking the explanation. Conal 13:17, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes - I agree with Conal and have done a start, albeit without renaming the section to definitions.--BrettGiles 17:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Don't you think referencing "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years" would be useful here? --vvv 15:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

What is the syntax for comments in Haskell code?

-- introduces a single line comment

{- is a nested comment -} dons 05:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

I think it would be useful to mention that constants (including functions) can be defined in GHCi using let. You do not need to write a module for that purpose. Data types or type classes however cannot be defined. Lemming 09:16, 11 June 2009 (UTC)