[Haskell-beginners] FRP

[Darren Grant]

I don't know that netwire is more difficult to understand. I'm
appreciating the network analogy and the generalisation of wires.

Thanks for pointing it out!


Cheers,
Darren



On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Ertugrul Söylemez <es at ertes.de> wrote:
> Christopher Howard <christopher.howard at frigidcode.com> wrote:
>
>> Which FRP framework (i.e., Haskell package) is the best one to play
>> with for someone still trying to grasp the basics of FRP?
>
> In terms of tutorials and related blog posts I currently recommend
> reactive-banana.  In terms of power and elegance I recommend Netwire.
>
> The main difference is that reactive-banana is both simple and easy.  It
> implements classic FRP with the usual notion of behaviors and events.
> Heinrich strives to make it very accessible.
>
> Netwire follows a more algebraic path and drops the classic notion.  The
> line between signals and events is blurred.  It's a bit more difficult
> to understand, but is more expressive and concise.  Also it's pretty
> much time-leak-free.  The library is designed to be very elegant while
> preserving non-FRP performance to a high degree.
>
> (To be fair, I'm the author of Netwire.) =)
>
>
> Greets,
> Ertugrul
>
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