[Haskell-beginners] Looking for some pro bono haskell work

[Bryce Verdier]

Patrick,

Since you are interested in helping a haskell based web front-end 
project, have you thought about contacting the Yesod project?

Bryce


On 04/05/2011 07:04 AM, Patrick Lynch wrote:
> ...one more project...
>
> I tried to understand Category Theory but was unable to do so...
> I tried reading three books in regard to it and can understand the 
> definition of Category...but couldn't follow any of these books past 
> the first chapter and was unable to do any of the exercises in them...
> However, I did see a few links that 'graphically' showed a Category 
> and another that showed some categories and how they were implemented 
> in Haskell - these made the most sense to me...
> Since categories are the basis for Functors, Monoids and Monads - 
> which are extensively used in Haskell and implicitly used, I think, in 
> Linq - I would be very willing to participate in a project that showed 
> categories and how they are implemented in Haskell...
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Ps
> I am an independent software consultant [been doing it for 30+ years].
> I did a market evaluation of Haskell and Linq and found the following:
>   - there are page after page of Ling/C# jobs...
>   - I only saw 1 Haskell job...
> It 'begs the question': is some commercial organization going to 
> implement Haskell as a product [I don't think it will be Microsoft, 
> since they have introduced F#]...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Lynch" 
> <kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>
> To: "aditya siram" <aditya.siram at gmail.com>
> Cc: <beginners at haskell.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some pro bono haskell work
>
>
>> Good morning,
>> Thanks for the advice.
>> I sent an email to Zvon and volunteered to help them with the 
>> examples of Haskell functions in their "Haskell Reference Page"
>> The projects that I envisage are:
>>     - I tried to get TK installed but was unable to do so, if someone 
>> is working this install, I would be willing to test it for them...
>>     - If anyone is working on a web front-end to Haskell, I would be 
>> willing to participate...
>> Good day
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aditya siram" 
>> <aditya.siram at gmail.com>
>> To: "Patrick Lynch" <kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>
>> Cc: <beginners at haskell.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 5:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some pro bono haskell work
>>
>>
>>> I would pick a project and contribute a patch to it, or start one of 
>>> your own.
>>> -deech
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Patrick Lynch 
>>> <kmandpjlynch at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> Good afternoon,
>>>> I've read all the books and am looking for some pro bono Haskell 
>>>> Development
>>>> work...
>>>> If you have some, please email me...
>>>> Thanks
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