Monad tutorials

I studied some computer science when I was at uni. It was pretty interesting. Perhaps I didn't do enough, though. I didn't learn about compilers, nor much about functional languages. I've been redressing both of these deficits a little, recently. I've been reacquainting myself with the Antlr compiler compiler (20 years ago it was yacc and lex!), and looking at monads - not because I have an urgent need, or because I've had a Haskell conversion, but because it seems like an interesting intellectual challenge. I've even started reading SICP.

I'm not tempted to tell you that a Monad is like a Burrito, nor to write my own monad tutorial. I can't say I've put in the effort to write a historical analysis of a whole bunch of them. Instead, all I can do is tell you that the three best descriptions I've found are:

• Brian Beckman's video
• Mike Vanier's tutorial
• Jeff Newbern's guide