[Haskell-cafe] Haskell Weekly News: Issue 235

Thu Jul 12 04:25:20 CEST 2012

Welcome to issue 235 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the
week of July 1 to 7, 2012.

Quotes of the Week

   * Kukkua: They say there are two things, once mastered, you will
     harness boundless strength from the cosmos itself, continuations
     and monads.

   * startling: saying "monad" within earshot of a muggle is pretty
     funny

   * maybefbi: Haskell is forcing me to think a lot

   * Wadler says: So, the essence of XML is this: the problem it solves
     is not hard, and it does not solve the problem well.

Top Reddit Stories

   * This is what my first attempt at writing code in Haskell went like
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 82, Comments: 32
     On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/uq3Tt
     Original: [2] http://goo.gl/uq3Tt

   * The Architecture of Open Source Applications:
     The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
     Domain: aosabook.org, Score: 59, Comments: 5
     On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/5v906
     Original: [4] http://goo.gl/yYqUJ

   * Slides for 7 lectures on Parallel and Concurrent Haskell
     (including GPU programming with Accelerate)
     Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 51, Comments: 10
     On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/pmGsr
     Original: [6] http://goo.gl/wumiT

   * How pythoners view Haskell compared with Python
     Domain: wiki.python.org, Score: 40, Comments: 70
     On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/Xe3AF
     Original: [8] http://goo.gl/ydpyj

   * How I made the switch to functional programming.
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 38, Comments: 14
     On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/m6IXs
     Original: [10] http://goo.gl/m6IXs

   * Why Functional Matters: Your white board will never be the same
     Domain: blog.jessitron.com, Score: 35, Comments: 5
     On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/b71zi
     Original: [12] http://goo.gl/SkJaA

   * Building a better AES package
     Domain: tab.snarc.org, Score: 33, Comments: 19
     On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/A0hwE
     Original: [14] http://goo.gl/0p9PE

   * FP Complete is hiring Haskell programmers
     Domain: haskellers.com, Score: 32, Comments: 4
     On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/L8Xuh
     Original: [16] http://goo.gl/6AxT7

   * Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell
     (Lab exercises by Simon Marlow)
     Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 31, Comments:
     On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/cjBJ0
     Original: [18] http://goo.gl/olFva

   * pipes 2.1 released with prettier Frame,
     using indexed and restricted monads
     Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 30, Comments: 31
     On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/Trajz
     Original: [20] http://goo.gl/vqluc

   * conduit 0.5.0 released, now with extensive tutorial
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 27, Comments: 2
     On Reddit: [21] http://goo.gl/s5Wmh
     Original: [22] http://goo.gl/RUrpw

   * A (experimental) treat for Emacs interactive-mode users
     Domain: youtube.com, Score: 26, Comments: 2
     On Reddit: [23] http://goo.gl/13wD9
     Original: [24] http://goo.gl/C54V5

   * Exploring CPU design using Haskell - Introduction to the architecture
     Domain: random.axman6.com, Score: 25, Comments: 17
     On Reddit: [25] http://goo.gl/f1v2M
     Original: [26] http://goo.gl/xvSUF

   * Haskell is dead! (pun intended, not a flame :D)
     Domain: i.imgur.com, Score: 22, Comments: 37
     On Reddit: [27] http://goo.gl/jPRu9
     Original: [28] http://goo.gl/2DclX

   * Announcing lens-family-core, lens-family, and lens-family-th
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 22, Comments: 8
     On Reddit: [29] http://goo.gl/Axyxs
     Original: [30] http://goo.gl/Axyxs

   * Happstack Irregular News Issue #2
     Domain: happstack.com, Score: 21, Comments: 3
     On Reddit: [31] http://goo.gl/n7a0Z
     Original: [32] http://goo.gl/kU7OV

   * "Tying the Knot" using the RWS Monad
     Domain: mergeconflict.com, Score: 21, Comments: 16
     On Reddit: [33] http://goo.gl/FavKj
     Original: [34] http://goo.gl/TESiO

   * LiveScript: a more functional JavaScript
     Domain: gkz.github.com, Score: 18, Comments: 9
     On Reddit: [35] http://goo.gl/NQecG
     Original: [36] http://goo.gl/1hsTo

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * Functional design patterns
     votes: 36, answers: 5
     Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/hjzwm

   * Using return vs. not using return in the list monad
     votes: 22, answers: 6
     Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/zkQH1

   * Compute as much of a list as possible in a fixed time
     votes: 19, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/BpBFe

   * Why is `logBase 10 x` slower than `log x / log 10`,
     even when specialized?
     votes: 16, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [40] http://goo.gl/4rkTi

   * How has Haskell changed?
     votes: 16, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/Rkz41

   * What are the similarities and differences among Haskell indentation
     modes for Emacs?
     votes: 16, answers: 0
     Read on SO: [42] http://goo.gl/xHn7L

   * Arrow equivalent of mapM?
     votes: 9, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [43] http://goo.gl/XlQWR

   * Can I pass a pattern into a function?
     votes: 9, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [44] http://goo.gl/J6N3w

   * Referential transparency and mmap in Haskell
     votes: 8, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [45] http://goo.gl/iJGp5

   * Is EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 different, if compiling Haskell locally?
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [46] http://goo.gl/Qivdq

Until next time,
Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w3k4v/this_is_what_my_first_attempt_at_writing_code_in/
   2.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w3k4v/this_is_what_my_first_attempt_at_writing_code_in/
   3. http://www.aosabook.org/en/ghc.html
   4.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w2skx/the_architecture_of_open_source_applications_the/
   5. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/slides/cadarache2012/
   6.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vyzj8/slides_for_7_lectures_on_parallel_and_concurrent/
   7. http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonVsHaskell
   8.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w2jiv/how_pythoners_view_haskell_compared_with_python/
   9.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w77xy/how_i_made_the_switch_to_functional_programming/
  10.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w77xy/how_i_made_the_switch_to_functional_programming/
  11.
http://blog.jessitron.com/2012/06/why-functional-matters-your-white-board.html
  12.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w1453/why_functional_matters_your_white_board_will/
  13.
http://tab.snarc.org/posts/haskell/2012-07-07-building-a-better-haskell-aes.html
  14.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w6btf/building_a_better_aes_package/
  15. http://www.haskellers.com/jobs/14
  16.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w4xyc/fp_complete_is_hiring_haskell_programmers/
  17. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/lab-exercises-cadarache.pdf
  18.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vzpfy/parallel_and_concurrent_programming_in_haskell/
  19.
http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/07/pipes-21-and-index-core-10-indexed.html
  20.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vx1dt/pipes_21_released_with_prettier_frame_using/
  21.
http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/conduit/0.5.0/doc/html/Data-Conduit.html
  22.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vwge4/conduit_050_released_now_with_extensive_tutorial/
  23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu9AGSOySlE
  24.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w1k7s/a_experimental_treat_for_emacs_interactivemode/
  25. http://random.axman6.com/blog/?p=327
  26.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w4aan/exploring_cpu_design_using_haskell_introduction/
  27. http://i.imgur.com/zzQrx.png
  28.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vvkkm/haskell_is_dead_pun_intended_not_a_flame_d/
  29.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w5ine/announcing_lensfamilycore_lensfamily_and/
  30.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w5ine/announcing_lensfamilycore_lensfamily_and/
  31. http://www.happstack.com/C/ViewPage/12
  32.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/vxi3c/happstack_irregular_news_issue_2/
  33. http://mergeconflict.com/archives/57
  34.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w0haf/tying_the_knot_using_the_rws_monad/
  35. http://gkz.github.com/LiveScript/
  36.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/w39a3/livescript_a_more_functional_javascript/
  37. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11339637/functional-design-patterns
  38.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11323300/using-return-vs-not-using-return-in-the-list-monad
  39.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11320180/compute-as-much-of-a-list-as-possible-in-a-fixed-time
  40.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11290929/why-is-logbase-10-x-slower-than-log-x-log-10-even-when-specialized
  41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11296157/how-has-haskell-changed
  42.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11365815/what-are-the-similarities-and-differences-among-haskell-indentation-modes-for-em
  43. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11303642/arrow-equivalent-of-mapm
  44.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11336687/can-i-pass-a-pattern-into-a-function
  45.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11283975/referential-transparency-and-mmap-in-haskell
  46.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11278733/is-ec2-ubuntu-12-04-different-if-compiling-haskell-locally
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