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I'm a JS and PHP developer who wants to learn Haskell. I would prefer to build something rather than just doing a tutorial or reading a book. Do you have any recommendations on projects suitable for a beginner?

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My step 1 to understanding a new language has always been to build a simple, file-serving HTTP server without using any HTTP-specific libraries.

I really like this suggestion. I'm in the process of learning Haskell now, and plan on using this as a practical learning exercise.

Out of curiosity, how difficult did you find this to complete?

I think this is perfect for you (and many others):

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Haskell-A-Project-Based-Appr...

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