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JSON Parser 100% From Scratch in Haskell (only 111 lines)

Tsoding · 205.5K views · 2019-11-22 · 1:50:07

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Overview

Tsoding live-codes a JSON parser from scratch in Haskell in about 111 lines, using only the standard library. It is an edited Twitch stream that explains the intuition behind parser combinators, functors, applicatives and monads.

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HN recommends it as a hands-on way to understand Haskell and parser combinators by watching a parser get built live.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2020–2022

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Functional programmingCompilers, interpreters & program analysis
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ObiWanFrijoles · 2022-03 · Recommendation

Nice to see Tsoding on the front page. He has another great video that covers a bunch of topics while making a JSON parser with only the Haskell standard library: [VIDEO]

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ducaale · 2020-09 · Recommendation

I have recently discovered [tsoding twitch channel]( [LINK] ) which describes itself as Recreational programming. The topics range from webassembly and Game development to functional programming in haskell and ocaml. Some of the interesting random things I found there include: * [a parser combinator in haskell]( [VIDEO] ) * [stack based language compiler in ocaml]( [LINK] ) You can find all the things that were done during the streams in [LINK] . You can also find his schedule at [LINK]

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lubesGordi · 2020-07 · Recommendation

Agreed! I've been trying to learn haskell for a long time, and this guy writes a json parser live, giving his intuition along the way. It's helped me immensely. [VIDEO]

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