haskell_getting_started.md

Haskell Getting Started

Install Haskell Platform

• Install Haskell Platform

VS Code

• Install Visual Studo Code
• Install VS Code Plugin Haskell Syntax Highlighting
• Install VS Code Plugin Haskell Language Server
• Install Haskell IDE Engine (takes a while)

Create A Project

Create a new project by typing:

stack new hello-haskell-world simple

then to get the appropriate GHC (this takes some time):

cd hello-haskell-world
stack setup

Build And Run

Build:

stack build

Run:

stack exec hello-haskell-world

Interactive REPL

Start the REPL from your project folder:

stack ghci

Reload:

:reload

Run the main method:

main