# Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! by Miran Lipovaca

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! by Miran Lipovaca and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a go-to introduction to Haskell and functional programming, sitting alongside Land of Lisp in discussions of learning Lisp-like languages.

## Why people recommend it

- Go-to Haskell introduction (1 comments): "I typically recommend LYAH" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45790007))
- Helps with functional programming (1 comments): "great at understanding functional programming with lisp like languages" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949432))
- Captures the programming zeitgeist (1 comments): "titles like Learn You A Haskell For Great Good and Land of Lisp really capture the zeitgeist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46184526))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crafting-interpreters.md): 60 recommend
- [Clean Code by Robert C. Martin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clean-code.md): 31 recommend
- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer.md): 28 recommend
- [How to Design Programs by Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-design-programs.md): 18 recommend
- [Mastering Emacs by Mickey Petersen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastering-emacs.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593272839?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781593272838) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! by Miran Lipovaca", https://hackerapproved.com/p/learn-you-a-haskell-for-great-good/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).