C# Lambda and LINQ tutorial for an experienced functional programmer [closed]

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I would like to learn the "functional" parts of C# (.NET 4). As a long time Haskell and Lisp programmer, I would prefer not to get distracted by explanations of basic concepts. Is there a book/tutorial that I should check out?

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Check this out 101 Examples on Linq here

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Just look at the docs for the methods in System.Linq.Enumerable.

These methods are standard functional programming operations with slightly different names (Select == Map, Where == Filter, Aggregate = foldl, etc)

You'll also need to understand iterators; see Jon Skeet's excellent in-depth article.

You should already understand lambda expressions and closures.

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I would like to learn the "functional" parts of C# (.NET 4). As a long time Haskell and Lisp programmer, I would prefer not to get distracted by explanations of basic concepts. Is there a book/tutorial that I should check out?

Yes, there is a book made just for you! Check out Real-World Functional Programming With Examples in F# and C#. Extraordinarily good book.

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I recommend reading some of Bart De Smet's blog posts for a decent view of the more theoretical side of C# lambdas and how they interact with LINQ. He doesn't blog often but he's got a good list of some of the more interesting posts here. I particularly like his post on MinLINQ.

If you wanted to jump in I'd say look at one of the many tutorials using parser combinators in C# and build your own library (with Haskell experience I'm sure you'll find it pretty easy). This is one of the more popular tutorials but a quick search reveals plenty more.