Haskell: Difference between "<-" left arrow and 'let' expressions
The syntax left arrow denoted by "<-", allows you to bind a variable from the result of an IO computation.
Saizan on freenode does a better job of explaining it...
When asked; What are the main differences between left-arrow and binding a variable with let.
"the <- arrow "extracts" the value from an IO computation, while using let you'd just define another name for the computation as a whole"
"so in let x = getChar, x :: IO Char, but in do x <- getChar; ... x :: Char"
Saizan on freenode does a better job of explaining it...
When asked; What are the main differences between left-arrow and binding a variable with let.
"the <- arrow "extracts" the value from an IO computation, while using let you'd just define another name for the computation as a whole"
"so in let x = getChar, x :: IO Char, but in do x <- getChar; ... x :: Char"
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