[Haskell-cafe] Haskell Weekly News: Issue 307

Thu Sep 25 03:54:24 UTC 2014

Welcome to issue 307 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers
from September 14 to 20, 2014

Quotes of the Week

   * Qfwfq: I seq what you mean.

   * trap_exit_: if haskell makes programmers 10x more productive, then
      why are there not better haskell ides? :-)
     Fuuzetsu: trap_exit_: because you don't need one when you're 10x
            more productive already ;P

   * joshcough: im just surprised when im looking for something and i
      dont find a package by ed kmett.

Top Reddit Stories

   * Wayward Tide is Being Written in Haskell
     Domain: blog.chucklefish.org, Score: 131, Comments: 30
     Original: [1] http://goo.gl/00xr22
     On Reddit: [2] http://goo.gl/kJBqTe

   * Hython: The simplest possible language
     Domain: callcc.io, Score: 82, Comments: 16
     Original: [3] http://goo.gl/T95xQ3
     On Reddit: [4] http://goo.gl/LBKTks

   * Hey /r/haskell, we're hiring!
     Domain: blog.chucklefish.org, Score: 79, Comments: 49
     Original: [5] http://goo.gl/93gW3N
     On Reddit: [6] http://goo.gl/zULSci

   * hindent: A Haskell indenter
     Domain: chrisdone.com, Score: 58, Comments: 18
     Original: [7] http://goo.gl/4XlJpL
     On Reddit: [8] http://goo.gl/SCXxOS

   * Reflecting strictness in Haskell types
     Domain: h2.jaguarpaw.co.uk, Score: 51, Comments: 27
     Original: [9] http://goo.gl/lfPkYD
     On Reddit: [10] http://goo.gl/hx6XtM

   * Towards Shake 1.0
     Domain: neilmitchell.blogspot.com, Score: 49, Comments: 7
     Original: [11] http://goo.gl/RPlddo
     On Reddit: [12] http://goo.gl/ckKD2m

   * Formatting in Haskell (Chris Done)
     Domain: chrisdone.com, Score: 49, Comments: 11
     Original: [13] http://goo.gl/eq7hAF
     On Reddit: [14] http://goo.gl/f1Amec

   * Haskell Dice of Doom - Part 1
     Domain: derekmcloughlin.github.io, Score: 39, Comments: 6
     Original: [15] http://goo.gl/oF3ot3
     On Reddit: [16] http://goo.gl/oLz2Fv

   * Beginner error messages in C++ vs Haskell
     Domain: izbicki.me, Score: 39, Comments: 65
     Original: [17] http://goo.gl/j05AXH
     On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/ZOLvZW

   * Blog: GHC Weekly News - 2014/09/15
     Domain: ghc.haskell.org, Score: 28, Comments: 0
     Original: [19] http://goo.gl/8Dt0e8
     On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/P4uz3y

   * Let's Build a Browser Engine in Haskell: part 3
     Domain: hrothen.github.io, Score: 27, Comments: 8
     Original: [21] http://goo.gl/0ckGRH
     On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/vZXZOy

   * ANN: best-haskell - haskell download ranking
     Domain: best-haskell.herokuapp.com, Score: 24, Comments: 11
     Original: [23] http://goo.gl/9RtgrI
     On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/3zO7SN

   * ICFP "The Ghost of Church" - writeup by Olle Fredriksson who was the
     first to solve it!
     Domain: reddit.com, Score: 23, Comments: 3
     Original: [25] http://goo.gl/9j7hG3
     On Reddit: [26] http://goo.gl/nDxc4T

   * What is wrong with the Monoid instance for Maybe?
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 21, Comments: 21
     Original: [27] http://goo.gl/kgVlFf
     On Reddit: [28] http://goo.gl/kgVlFf

   * Inferring Algebraic Effects
     Domain: lmcs-online.org, Score: 20, Comments: 0
     Original: [29] http://goo.gl/Wjklhq
     On Reddit: [30] http://goo.gl/PBJY7N

   * Are typeclasses essential? (includes Luke Palmer's view on it)
     Domain: stackoverflow.com, Score: 19, Comments: 30
     Original: [31] http://goo.gl/5rh2dq
     On Reddit: [32] http://goo.gl/RuX5i7

   * Built on Haskell: Findmelike - visual search for art
     Domain: findmelike.com, Score: 19, Comments: 1
     Original: [33] http://goo.gl/MgM69t
     On Reddit: [34] http://goo.gl/Vzrc6R

   * Let's Build a Browser Engine in Haskell: setting up tests
     Domain: hrothen.github.io, Score: 17, Comments: 9
     Original: [35] http://goo.gl/qwLXRq
     On Reddit: [36] http://goo.gl/mUqX6w

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * Are typeclasses essential?
     votes: 20, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/5rh2dq

   * Ambigous instance resolution in Haskell
     votes: 14, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/KzV5jC

   * Understanding the casts involved in patterns matching a datatype that
     is indexed over a user defined kind
     votes: 11, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/TppaAg

   * What does fixIO do?
     votes: 10, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [40] http://goo.gl/yECrrk

Until next time,
[41]+Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1. http://blog.chucklefish.org/?p=154
   2.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2glk10/wayward_tide_is_being_written_in_haskell/
   3. http://callcc.io/hython-the-simplest-possible-language/
   4.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2go4v6/hython_the_simplest_possible_language/
   5. http://blog.chucklefish.org/?p=322
   6.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gyn1w/hey_rhaskell_were_hiring/
   7. http://chrisdone.com/posts/hindent
   8.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gyaw7/hindent_a_haskell_indenter/
   9. http://h2.jaguarpaw.co.uk/posts/strictness-in-types/
  10.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gk51p/reflecting_strictness_in_haskell_types/
  11. http://neilmitchell.blogspot.com/2014/09/towards-shake-10.html
  12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gnat7/towards_shake_10/
  13. http://chrisdone.com/posts/formatting
  14.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gyrvp/formatting_in_haskell_chris_done/
  15.
http://derekmcloughlin.github.io/2014/09/13/Haskell-Dice-Of-Doom-Part-1/
  16.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gg3um/haskell_dice_of_doom_part_1/
  17. https://izbicki.me/blog/error-messages-in-ghc-vs-g++.html
  18.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2go92u/beginner_error_messages_in_c_vs_haskell/
  19. https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/blog/weekly20140915
  20.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gia13/blog_ghc_weekly_news_20140915/
  21.
http://hrothen.github.io/2014/09/19/lets-build-a-browser-engine-in-haskell-part-3/
  22.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gw2bw/lets_build_a_browser_engine_in_haskell_part_3/
  23. http://best-haskell.herokuapp.com/
  24.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gsjk0/ann_besthaskell_haskell_download_ranking/
  25.
http://www.reddit.com/r/theghostofchurch/comments/2fccjw/i_found_this_trinket_by_a_rho_of_trees/ckh62js
  26.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gkjij/icfp_the_ghost_of_church_writeup_by_olle/
  27.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2guo44/what_is_wrong_with_the_monoid_instance_for_maybe/
  28.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2guo44/what_is_wrong_with_the_monoid_instance_for_maybe/
  29. http://www.lmcs-online.org/ojs/viewarticle.php?id=1469
  30.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gdl31/inferring_algebraic_effects/
  31. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25855507/are-typeclasses-essential
  32.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gjqop/are_typeclasses_essential_includes_luke_palmers/
  33. http://findmelike.com/
  34.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2gn81y/built_on_haskell_findmelike_visual_search_for_art/
  35.
http://hrothen.github.io/2014/09/14/lets-build-a-browser-engine-in-haskell-setting-up-tests/
  36.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ge7om/lets_build_a_browser_engine_in_haskell_setting_up/
  37. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25855507/are-typeclasses-essential
  38.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25854072/ambigous-instance-resolution-in-haskell
  39.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25934209/understanding-the-casts-involved-in-patterns-matching-a-datatype-that-is-indexed
  40. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25876042/what-does-fixio-do
  41. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about
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