Fwd: [Haskell-cafe] Tutorial on Haskell

[Ryan Dickie]

Blast.. i didn't hit "reply all" so here's a forward of my mail to the
group...

--ryan
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From: Ryan Dickie <goalieca at gmail.com>
Date: Apr 16, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Tutorial on Haskell
To: Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj at microsoft.com>

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 <simonpj at microsoft.com> 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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