# Real World Haskell by O'Sullivan, Goerzen and Stewart

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Real World Haskell by O'Sullivan, Goerzen and Stewart and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a practical Haskell book, often suggested as a next step after learning the basics. One comment notes it is nearly 20 years old.

## Why people recommend it

- Great book for learning Haskell (1 comments): "was a great book, but it is nearly 20 years old." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141549))
- Promising table of contents (1 comments): "the table of contents looks promising" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786581))
- Suggested as next Haskell read (2 comments): "Have you tried Real World Haskell?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786436)) "followed by Real World Haskell" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45790007))

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- [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/0596514980?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780596514983) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Real World Haskell by O'Sullivan, Goerzen and Stewart", https://hackerapproved.com/p/real-world-haskell/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).