Welcome to issue 239 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the week of July 29 to August 4, 2012.
Quotes of the Week * romm: i thought i knew programming. this is like discovering a new continent. * edwardk: i think the comonads are warm fuzzy, and the monads are warm sticky. its easy to get out of a comonad, its soft and you like wearing it. monads on the other hand stick to you and are icky Top Reddit Stories * Update on GHC's new code generator Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 70, Comments: 39 On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/NkmqH Original: [2] http://goo.gl/4bUw1 * The first video in my new series of free Haskell live coding videos Domain: youtube.com, Score: 64, Comments: 61 On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/f1tmg Original: [4] http://goo.gl/ihwze * hbro, Haskell based browser, ideologically similar to uzbl Domain: github.com, Score: 48, Comments: 18 On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/apILX Original: [6] http://goo.gl/STSwc * Thinking Functionally with Haskell | PragProg Domain: pragprog.com, Score: 32, Comments: 6 On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/yL4Qj Original: [8] http://goo.gl/mHss0 * Two ways of representing perfect binary trees : Inside 374 Domain: blog.ezyang.com, Score: 30, Comments: 1 On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/1GfdH Original: [10] http://goo.gl/JJAl1 * Hoogle: from the command line Domain: self.haskell, Score: 28, Comments: 8 On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/Ob9Mw Original: [12] http://goo.gl/Ob9Mw * Free monad transformers Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 27, Comments: 11 On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/XbQAj Original: [14] http://goo.gl/bJfrK * If someone asked you "why Haskell?", what would you say? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 26, Comments: 73 On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/LQUUh Original: [16] http://goo.gl/LQUUh * Feedback from someone who learnt Haskell as his first language Domain: blog.raynes.me, Score: 25, Comments: 50 On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/QsnfZ Original: [18] http://goo.gl/wFOLN * Why isn't `length` part of `Foldable`? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 23, Comments: 19 On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/L0WWX Original: [20] http://goo.gl/L0WWX Top StackOverflow Questions * Monoidal parsing — what is it? votes: 19, answers: 2 Read on SO: [21] http://goo.gl/bVGBo * Applying multiple functions to the same value point-free style in Haskell votes: 7, answers: 4 Read on SO: [22] http://goo.gl/PifBz * How do I get consistent criterion benchmarks, or interpret results across runs? votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [23] http://goo.gl/qwT5c * Why is this prime test so slow? votes: 7, answers: 4 Read on SO: [24] http://goo.gl/QehSC * Is there a theory that combines category theory/abstract algebra and computational complexity? votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [25] http://goo.gl/CeAFw * Haskell Polymorphic Tree Sum votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [26] http://goo.gl/NqYQW * reasonably efficient pure-functional matrix product in Haskell? votes: 7, answers: 3 Read on SO: [27] http://goo.gl/8H6o9 * Is access to internal strucutre of a monad required for monad transformer? votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [28] http://goo.gl/Yln18 * Haskell sub-typeclass requires UndecidableInstances? votes: 6, answers: 2 Read on SO: [29] http://goo.gl/u9FQh * Haskell Data.List.Class and syntax votes: 6, answers: 1 Read on SO: [30] http://goo.gl/wvKEk Until next time, Daniel Santa Cruz References 1. http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/blog/newcg-update 2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xmfes/update_on_ghcs_new_code_generator/ 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScS8Q32lMxA 4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xfcmk/the_first_video_in_my_new_series_of_free_haskell/ 5. https://github.com/k0ral/hbro 6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xe0w3/hbro_haskell_based_browser_ideologically_similar/ 7. http://pragprog.com/magazines/2012-08/thinking-functionally-with-haskell 8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xmip7/thinking_functionally_with_haskell_pragprog/ 9. http://blog.ezyang.com/2012/08/statically-checked-perfect-binary-trees/ 10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xov6n/two_ways_of_representing_perfect_binary_trees/ 11. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xijsb/hoogle_from_the_command_line/ 12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xijsb/hoogle_from_the_command_line/ 13. http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/07/free-monad-transformers.html 14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xg75g/free_monad_transformers/ 15. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xlb1g/if_someone_asked_you_why_haskell_what_would_you/ 16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xlb1g/if_someone_asked_you_why_haskell_what_would_you/ 17. http://blog.raynes.me/blog/2011/11/27/the-clojure-community-and-me/ 18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xk7fz/feedback_from_someone_who_learnt_haskell_as_his/ 19. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xo05l/why_isnt_length_part_of_foldable/ 20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xo05l/why_isnt_length_part_of_foldable/ 21. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11808539/monoidal-parsing-what-is-it 22. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11709350/applying-multiple-functions-to-the-same-value-point-free-style-in-haskell 23. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11712234/how-do-i-get-consistent-criterion-benchmarks-or-interpret-results-across-runs 24. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11718067/why-is-this-prime-test-so-slow 25. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11725899/is-there-a-theory-that-combines-category-theory-abstract-algebra-and-computation 26. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11742405/haskell-polymorphic-tree-sum 27. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11768656/reasonably-efficient-pure-functional-matrix-product-in-haskell 28. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11792275/is-access-to-internal-strucutre-of-a-monad-required-for-monad-transformer 29. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11707171/haskell-sub-typeclass-requires-undecidableinstances 30. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11770733/haskell-data-list-class-and-syntax
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