[christoomey]

'Maybe Haskell' is a fantastic intro to using types and why you might care about them. It's focused in scope and really meant to give you a taste of some functional ideas and a bit of Haskell, and in that effort it does a great job.

Also, you can't beat the price ($0). If nothing else, probably worth browsing through to see if something resonates with you.

[chriskrycho]

Obviously I’m partial because of my history with the book, but having read a bunch of other introductory Haskell materials, this one is still my favorite. It’s my favorite in part because it doesn’t try to teach you the whole language, it just gives you a taste of some of its powerful abstractions, walking through them with just the `Maybe` type. I read the whole thing on a plane flight, and reread it on the flight back.