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Wow, these results are sobering. In an effort to turn them around, I’m going to attempt a Twitter #monadtutorial. I realize this has probably been done before, but here goes anyway... 1/
This will not be Haskell-focused. Haskell was my first introduction to monads back in 1999, and it just confused the heck out of me. Instead I’ll use examples from #csharp and #fsharp, since they’re what I know best. 2/
First, ignore category theory jargon. Unless you’re doing actual math (or Haskell), “Monad” as a concept is far less important than its practical applications. So let’s start with what monads are good for, before getting into what they are. 3/
