Welcome to issue 235 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the week of July 1 to 7, 2012.
Quotes of the Week * Kukkua: They say there are two things, once mastered, you will harness boundless strength from the cosmos itself, continuations and monads. * startling: saying "monad" within earshot of a muggle is pretty funny * maybefbi: Haskell is forcing me to think a lot * Wadler says: So, the essence of XML is this: the problem it solves is not hard, and it does not solve the problem well. Top Reddit Stories * This is what my first attempt at writing code in Haskell went like Domain: self.haskell, Score: 82, Comments: 32 On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/uq3Tt Original: [2] http://goo.gl/uq3Tt * The Architecture of Open Source Applications: The Glasgow Haskell Compiler Domain: aosabook.org, Score: 59, Comments: 5 On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/5v906 Original: [4] http://goo.gl/yYqUJ * Slides for 7 lectures on Parallel and Concurrent Haskell (including GPU programming with Accelerate) Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 51, Comments: 10 On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/pmGsr Original: [6] http://goo.gl/wumiT * How pythoners view Haskell compared with Python Domain: wiki.python.org, Score: 40, Comments: 70 On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/Xe3AF Original: [8] http://goo.gl/ydpyj * How I made the switch to functional programming. Domain: self.haskell, Score: 38, Comments: 14 On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/m6IXs Original: [10] http://goo.gl/m6IXs * Why Functional Matters: Your white board will never be the same Domain: blog.jessitron.com, Score: 35, Comments: 5 On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/b71zi Original: [12] http://goo.gl/SkJaA * Building a better AES package Domain: tab.snarc.org, Score: 33, Comments: 19 On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/A0hwE Original: [14] http://goo.gl/0p9PE * FP Complete is hiring Haskell programmers Domain: haskellers.com, Score: 32, Comments: 4 On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/L8Xuh Original: [16] http://goo.gl/6AxT7 * Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell (Lab exercises by Simon Marlow) Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 31, Comments: On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/cjBJ0 Original: [18] http://goo.gl/olFva * pipes 2.1 released with prettier Frame, using indexed and restricted monads Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 30, Comments: 31 On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/Trajz Original: [20] http://goo.gl/vqluc * conduit 0.5.0 released, now with extensive tutorial Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 27, Comments: 2 On Reddit: [21] http://goo.gl/s5Wmh Original: [22] http://goo.gl/RUrpw * A (experimental) treat for Emacs interactive-mode users Domain: youtube.com, Score: 26, Comments: 2 On Reddit: [23] http://goo.gl/13wD9 Original: [24] http://goo.gl/C54V5 * Exploring CPU design using Haskell - Introduction to the architecture Domain: random.axman6.com, Score: 25, Comments: 17 On Reddit: [25] http://goo.gl/f1v2M Original: [26] http://goo.gl/xvSUF * Haskell is dead! (pun intended, not a flame :D) Domain: i.imgur.com, Score: 22, Comments: 37 On Reddit: [27] http://goo.gl/jPRu9 Original: [28] http://goo.gl/2DclX * Announcing lens-family-core, lens-family, and lens-family-th Domain: self.haskell, Score: 22, Comments: 8 On Reddit: [29] http://goo.gl/Axyxs Original: [30] http://goo.gl/Axyxs * Happstack Irregular News Issue #2 Domain: happstack.com, Score: 21, Comments: 3 On Reddit: [31] http://goo.gl/n7a0Z Original: [32] http://goo.gl/kU7OV * "Tying the Knot" using the RWS Monad Domain: mergeconflict.com, Score: 21, Comments: 16 On Reddit: [33] http://goo.gl/FavKj Original: [34] http://goo.gl/TESiO * LiveScript: a more functional JavaScript Domain: gkz.github.com, Score: 18, Comments: 9 On Reddit: [35] http://goo.gl/NQecG Original: [36] http://goo.gl/1hsTo Top StackOverflow Questions * Functional design patterns votes: 36, answers: 5 Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/hjzwm * Using return vs. not using return in the list monad votes: 22, answers: 6 Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/zkQH1 * Compute as much of a list as possible in a fixed time votes: 19, answers: 3 Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/BpBFe * Why is `logBase 10 x` slower than `log x / log 10`, even when specialized? votes: 16, answers: 2 Read on SO: [40] http://goo.gl/4rkTi * How has Haskell changed? votes: 16, answers: 2 Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/Rkz41 * What are the similarities and differences among Haskell indentation modes for Emacs? votes: 16, answers: 0 Read on SO: [42] http://goo.gl/xHn7L * Arrow equivalent of mapM? votes: 9, answers: 1 Read on SO: [43] http://goo.gl/XlQWR * Can I pass a pattern into a function? votes: 9, answers: 2 Read on SO: [44] http://goo.gl/J6N3w * Referential transparency and mmap in Haskell votes: 8, answers: 1 Read on SO: [45] http://goo.gl/iJGp5 * Is EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 different, if compiling Haskell locally? votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [46] http://goo.gl/Qivdq Until next time, Daniel Santa Cruz References 1. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w3k4v/this_is_what_my_first_attempt_at_writing_code_in/ 2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w3k4v/this_is_what_my_first_attempt_at_writing_code_in/ 3. http://www.aosabook.org/en/ghc.html 4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w2skx/the_architecture_of_open_source_applications_the/ 5. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/slides/cadarache2012/ 6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vyzj8/slides_for_7_lectures_on_parallel_and_concurrent/ 7. http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonVsHaskell 8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w2jiv/how_pythoners_view_haskell_compared_with_python/ 9. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w77xy/how_i_made_the_switch_to_functional_programming/ 10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w77xy/how_i_made_the_switch_to_functional_programming/ 11. http://blog.jessitron.com/2012/06/why-functional-matters-your-white-board.html 12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w1453/why_functional_matters_your_white_board_will/ 13. http://tab.snarc.org/posts/haskell/2012-07-07-building-a-better-haskell-aes.html 14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w6btf/building_a_better_aes_package/ 15. http://www.haskellers.com/jobs/14 16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w4xyc/fp_complete_is_hiring_haskell_programmers/ 17. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/lab-exercises-cadarache.pdf 18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vzpfy/parallel_and_concurrent_programming_in_haskell/ 19. http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/07/pipes-21-and-index-core-10-indexed.html 20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vx1dt/pipes_21_released_with_prettier_frame_using/ 21. http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/conduit/0.5.0/doc/html/Data-Conduit.html 22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vwge4/conduit_050_released_now_with_extensive_tutorial/ 23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu9AGSOySlE 24. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w1k7s/a_experimental_treat_for_emacs_interactivemode/ 25. http://random.axman6.com/blog/?p=327 26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w4aan/exploring_cpu_design_using_haskell_introduction/ 27. http://i.imgur.com/zzQrx.png 28. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vvkkm/haskell_is_dead_pun_intended_not_a_flame_d/ 29. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w5ine/announcing_lensfamilycore_lensfamily_and/ 30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w5ine/announcing_lensfamilycore_lensfamily_and/ 31. http://www.happstack.com/C/ViewPage/12 32. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vxi3c/happstack_irregular_news_issue_2/ 33. http://mergeconflict.com/archives/57 34. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w0haf/tying_the_knot_using_the_rws_monad/ 35. http://gkz.github.com/LiveScript/ 36. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w39a3/livescript_a_more_functional_javascript/ 37. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11339637/functional-design-patterns 38. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11323300/using-return-vs-not-using-return-in-the-list-monad 39. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11320180/compute-as-much-of-a-list-as-possible-in-a-fixed-time 40. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11290929/why-is-logbase-10-x-slower-than-log-x-log-10-even-when-specialized 41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11296157/how-has-haskell-changed 42. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11365815/what-are-the-similarities-and-differences-among-haskell-indentation-modes-for-em 43. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11303642/arrow-equivalent-of-mapm 44. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11336687/can-i-pass-a-pattern-into-a-function 45. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11283975/referential-transparency-and-mmap-in-haskell 46. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11278733/is-ec2-ubuntu-12-04-different-if-compiling-haskell-locally
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