Book Description | In OCaml from the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints.OCaml from the Very Beginning will appeal both to new programmers, and experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such as OCaml. It is suitable both for formal use within an undergraduate or graduate curriculum, and for the interested amateur.Chapters: Getting ReadyStarting OffNames and FunctionsCase by CaseMaking ListsSorting ThingsFunctions upon Functions upon FunctionsWhen Things Go WrongLooking Things UpMore with FunctionsNew Kinds of DataGrowing TreesIn and OutPutting Things in BoxesThe Other NumbersThe OCaml Standard LibraryBuilding Bigger ProgramsAnswers to QuestionsHints for QuestionsCoping with Errors |