dmhouse: > On 21/10/06, Tomasz Zielonka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Do you also have this experience with Haskell?: when you feel that > >some code is not ideal, almost always it can be improved. > > One of the recurring features of the #haskell IRC conversations is > something called 'Algorithm Golf' (which is a misnomer and should > really be 'Algorithm Tennis'): one person will request an algorithm > and anyone interested sets about building their own. The results are > then shared using lambdabot's Haskell evaluation feature and > collaboratively improved.
I also like how when doing true 'golf', with @pl, we find new combinators: http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Pointfree#Combinator_discoveries Like the owl: ((.)$(.)) > I'd recommend hanging out in the channel to anyone. :) I agree, if you're not on #haskell, you're missing out! http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/IRC_channel :) -- Don _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe