Brian Beckman: Don't fear the Monad

Why it was recommended

This video is all you, as a practicing programmer, need to know about monads and it's just 1 hour long.

Strong recommendationkika · Original2015-08

What it covers

Microsoft's Brian Beckman gives an hour-long, whiteboard-style walk through monads, building from function composition and monoids using school-level math. It is aimed at practicing. It is for someone meeting the subject for the first time.

Video details

Channel

jasonofthel33t

Length

1 hr 7 min

Year

2012

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