More OCaml: Algorithms, Methods, and Diversions

In More OCaml John Whitington takes a meandering tour of functional programming with OCaml, introducing various language features and describing some classic algorithms. The book ends with a large worked example dealing with the production of PDF files. There are questions for each chapter together with worked answers and hints. More OCaml will appeal both to existing OCaml programmers who wish to brush up their skills, and to experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such as OCaml. It is hoped that each reader will find something new, or see an old thing in a new light. For the more casual reader, or those who are used to a different functional language, a summary of basic OCaml is provided at the front of the book. Chapters: Summary of Basic OCamlOur Working EnvironmentUnravelling "Fold"Being LazyNamed Tuples with RecordsGeneralized Input/OutputStreams of BitsCompressing DataLabelled and Optional ArgumentsFormatted PrintingSearching for ThingsFinding PermutationsMaking SetsPlaying GamesRepresenting DocumentsWriting DocumentsPretty PicturesAdding TextAnswers to QuestionsHints for QuestionsCoping with Errors

In More OCaml John Whitington takes a meandering tour of functional programming with OCaml, introducing various language features and describing some classic algorithms. The book ends with a large worked example dealing with the production of PDF files. There are questions for each chapter together with worked answers and hints. More OCaml will appeal both to existing OCaml programmers who wish to brush up their skills, and to experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such as OCaml. It is hoped that each reader will find something new, or see an old thing in a new light. For the more casual reader, or those who are used to a different functional language, a summary of basic OCaml is provided at the front of the book. Chapters: Summary of Basic OCamlOur Working EnvironmentUnravelling "Fold"Being LazyNamed Tuples with RecordsGeneralized Input/OutputStreams of BitsCompressing DataLabelled and Optional ArgumentsFormatted PrintingSearching for ThingsFinding PermutationsMaking SetsPlaying GamesRepresenting DocumentsWriting DocumentsPretty PicturesAdding TextAnswers to QuestionsHints for QuestionsCoping with Errors