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Re: [coders] Understanding Monads via Python List Comprehensions


On Friday 13 October 2006 20:06, Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+slug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> Andre Pang wrote:
> > A good little article for the python programmers out there who are
> > trying to wrap their head around what the hell a Haskell monad is:
> >
> >    http://lukeplant.me.uk/blog.php?id=1107301643
> >
> > (Note: If you actually understand monads after reading just that one
> > article, I'll be amazed ;).
>
> Ain't that the truth!
>
> Erik (who still doesn't get monads)

As a person who conducted an analysis of Leibniz's 'Monadology' many moons 
ago, I can say with no uncertainty, 'WTF?!'

(offtopic, I know...)


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