Monad Tutorials Timeline
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- #Programming Tutorials
- #Functional Programming
- #Monads
- The text presents a timeline of monad tutorials and related articles from before 2000 to 2025, with contributions from various authors.
- It includes notable early works like Philip Wadler's 1992 paper 'The essence of functional programming' and highlights the infamous quote by Saunders Mac Lane about monads.
- The timeline spans multiple languages (e.g., Haskell, Lisp, Perl, Ruby, Java, JavaScript) and covers metaphors, practical examples, and theoretical explanations.
- Key themes include monads as computational contexts, containers, and tools for handling side effects, with recurring mentions of the 'monad tutorial fallacy.'
- The text encourages updates to the list as new tutorials emerge and serves as a resource for learning about monads across programming communities.