<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I'm a fan of Basic Category Theory for Computer Scientists, by Benjamin Pierce.<br><br>I can't say it had an immediate payoff for learning Haskell, but it's been helpful longer-term.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div><div><br></div><div><br>On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:44 PM, "Patrick Lynch" <<a href="mailto:kmandpjlynch@verizon.net">kmandpjlynch@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Good morning,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I've tried to read 5 books on Category Theory and
finally have admitted defeat.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">What I'm looking for is simply a book that is
geared to Haskell and Category that can be understood by mere
mortals.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I was trained as an Electrical Engineer, so my math
is quite good, but I just don't get Category Theory from these
books.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">If anyone can recomment a book on Category Theory
and Haskell, written by a Computer Scientest [no more Mathematicians for me], I
welcome it.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Thanks,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Patrick</font></div>
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