Blast.. i didn't hit "reply all" so here's a forward of my mail to the
group...
--ryan
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ryan Dickie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Apr 16, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Tutorial on Haskell
To: Simon Peyton-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I can tell you what me and my colleagues would be interested in (though none
of us are actually going). We code a lot of math. You may call it scientific
computing. Haskell seems like a natural fit for the task.
In particular we are interested in:
1) the type system
2) concurrency (can these be set to run on a large system)
3) simple relation between what equations we write on paper, and what
equations we write in haskell.
I'm still a n00b to Haskell. For us languages like matlab, maple, etc. do
not fit the job very well and run too slowly. C/C++ is usually what i use
but it can be a pain. Python, etc... well its good for the glue i suppose.
Haskell might fit that niche.
On 4/16/07, Simon Peyton-Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Friends
I have agreed to give a 3-hr tutorial on Haskell at the Open Source
Convention 2007
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2007/
I'm quite excited about this: it is a great opportunity to expose Haskell
to a bunch of smart folk, many of whom won't know much about Haskell. My
guess is that they'll be Linux/Perl/Ruby types, and they'll be practitioners
rather than pointy-headed academics.
One possibility is to do a tutorial along the lines of "here's how to
reverse a list", "here's what a type is" etc; you know the kind of
thing. But instead, I'd prefer to show them programs that they might
consider *useful* rather than cute, and introduce the language along the
way, as it were.
So this message is to ask you for your advice. Many of you are exactly
the kind of folk that come to OSCON --- except that you know Haskell. So
help me out:
Suggest concrete examples of programs that are
* small
* useful
* demonstrate Haskell's power
* preferably something that might be a bit
tricky in another language
For example, a possible unifying theme would be this:
http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Simple_unix_tools
Another might be Don's cpu-scaling example
http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~dons/blog/2007/03/10<http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/%7Edons/blog/2007/03/10>
But there must be lots of others. For example, there are lots in the blog
entries that Don collects for the Haskell Weekly Newsletter. But I'd like
to use you as a filter: tell me your favourites, the examples you find
compelling. (It doesn't have to be *your* program... a URL to a great blog
entry is just fine.) Of course I'll give credit to the author.
Remember, the goal is _not_ "explain monads". It's "Haskell is a great
way to Get The Job Done".
Thanks!
Simon
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