[Haskell] Haskell Weekly News: Issue 273

Thu Jul 18 02:52:51 CEST 2013

Welcome to issue 273 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the
week of June 30 to July 13, 2013.

Quotes of the Week

   * monochrom: 8-bit word uses less memory, but if it doesn't have to
     preserve information, I know how to use 0 bits of memory.

   * byorgey: you know, servers migrate in the summer to their ancestral
     breeding grounds

   * emeijer: It must me said on the other hand compiler writers seem to
     ignore the existence of formal semantics completely, probably
     because they don't like greek letters.

   * byorgey: now we have the pig operator <^(++)^> as well as the robot
     monkey operator (:[])

   * chrisdone: i remember when the internet was black and white and you
     had to upload web pages back onto the internet when you were done
     with them

   * raganwald: Immuteability: The property of functional programmers
     that prevents them from shutting up about pure functional
     programming.

Top Reddit Stories

   * On taking the last n elements of a list
     Domain: joachim-breitner.de, Score: 69, Comments: 37
     On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/E9hRX
     Original: [2] http://goo.gl/9Uf74

   * Comonads are NOT objects
     Domain: gelisam.blogspot.ca, Score: 62, Comments: 50
     On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/tgdhh
     Original: [4] http://goo.gl/i3EDv

   * ANNOUNCE: Haste, the Haskell to JS compiler, is now on Hackage
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 60, Comments: 27
     On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/GTpj5
     Original: [6] http://goo.gl/Nzpe7

   * Postmodern Haskell and OpenGL: Introducing vinyl-gl
     Domain: arcadianvisions.com, Score: 57, Comments: 6
     On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/9mVbl
     Original: [8] http://goo.gl/Zh5jE

   * ANNOUNCE: haskell-mode 13.07 (& Survey)
     Domain: projects.haskell.org, Score: 49, Comments: 18
     On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/gYU24
     Original: [10] http://goo.gl/YSmk4

   * Why the world needs Haskell
     Domain: devalot.com, Score: 46, Comments: 22
     On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/ekD96
     Original: [12] http://goo.gl/LBxRP

   * Cartesian Closed Comic #20: Weird language
     Domain: ro-che.info, Score: 42, Comments: 10
     On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/In50H
     Original: [14] http://goo.gl/tblYa

   * Do naming practices hurt Haskell?
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 38, Comments: 222
     On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/mnwO9
     Original: [16] http://goo.gl/mnwO9

   * ANNOUNCE: [17] http://goo.gl/pp0Vf
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 37, Comments: 18
     On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/MRDO7
     Original: [19] http://goo.gl/MRDO7

   * Skills Matter : In The Brain of Edsko de Vries: Lazy I/O and
Alternatives in Haskell
     Domain: skillsmatter.com, Score: 37, Comments: 14
     On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/13zlQ
     Original: [21] http://goo.gl/QSyTu

   * Attoparsec tutorial - School of Haskell
     Domain: fpcomplete.com, Score: 35, Comments: 17
     On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/Riydl
     Original: [23] http://goo.gl/P2oiy

   * FP Haskell Center Beta Released and Beta Accounts Activated
     Domain: fpcomplete.com, Score: 33, Comments: 7
     On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/Zs3kU
     Original: [25] http://goo.gl/vgy5m

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * What advantage does Monad give us over an Applicative?
     votes: 17, answers: 7
     Read on SO: [26] http://goo.gl/4L0gj

   * Encoding “Less Than” with Haskell
     votes: 11, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [27] http://goo.gl/1Qsvn

   * Why is factorial calculation much faster in Haskell than in Java
     votes: 11, answers: 5
     Read on SO: [28] http://goo.gl/QTbrl

   * Haskell: Can typeclasses define types (ala type traits)
     votes: 10, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [29] http://goo.gl/yLSqT

   * C++ and Haskell codes differs in execution time on different machines
     votes: 10, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [30] http://goo.gl/LRs3k

   * GHC.Generics or Data.Data?
     votes: 10, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [31] http://goo.gl/yU6Ri

   * Constraint subset higher-order constraint
     votes: 9, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [32] http://goo.gl/MTTws

   * How to make catamorphisms work with parameterized/indexed types?
     votes: 9, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [33] http://goo.gl/FNSZg

   * How to “change” single values in large objects in elegant way?
     votes: 9, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [34] http://goo.gl/3KuJj

   * What programming languages have something like Haskell’s `newtype`
     votes: 9, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [35] http://goo.gl/vzUAI

   * Implementing a zipper for length-indexed lists
     votes: 8, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [36] http://goo.gl/ja6VS

   * Does Haskell concatenate String literals at compile time?
     votes: 8, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/sr61q

   * Combining lenses
     votes: 8, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/qEbPd

Until next time,
[38]+Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1.
http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/archives/600-On-taking-the-last-n-elements-of-a-list.html
   2.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i64mt/on_taking_the_last_n_elements_of_a_list/
   3.
http://gelisam.blogspot.ca/2013/07/comonads-are-neighbourhoods-not-objects.html
   4.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hficb/comonads_are_not_objects/
   5. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/haste-compiler
   6.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1htqi2/announce_haste_the_haskell_to_js_compiler_is_now/
   7. http://www.arcadianvisions.com/blog/?p=388
   8.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hhrfn/postmodern_haskell_and_opengl_introducing_vinylgl/
   9.
http://projects.haskell.org/pipermail/haskellmode-emacs/2013-June/000188.html
  10.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hd21v/announce_haskellmode_1307_survey/
  11. http://www.devalot.com/articles/2013/07/why-haskell.html
  12.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hzz2d/why_the_world_needs_haskell/
  13. http://ro-che.info/ccc/20.html
  14.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i8e6v/cartesian_closed_comic_20_weird_language/
  15.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i0uiq/do_naming_practices_hurt_haskell/
  16.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i0uiq/do_naming_practices_hurt_haskell/
  17.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i2a9l/announce_httphackagehaskellorgpackageglfwb100/
  18.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i2a9l/announce_httphackagehaskellorgpackageglfwb100/
  19.
http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/lazy-io-and-alternatives-in-haskell/jd-7959
  20.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1i438a/skills_matter_in_the_brain_of_edsko_de_vries_lazy/
  21. https://www.fpcomplete.com/school/attoparsec
  22.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hkg3g/attoparsec_tutorial_school_of_haskell/
  23.
https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2013/06/fp-haskell-center-beta-announcement
  24.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1hfbgs/fp_haskell_center_beta_released_and_beta_accounts/
  25.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17409260/what-advantage-does-monad-give-us-over-an-applicative
  26.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17578728/encoding-less-than-with-haskell
  27.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17584630/why-is-factorial-calculation-much-faster-in-haskell-than-in-java
  28.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17398784/haskell-can-typeclasses-define-types-ala-type-traits
  29.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17412348/c-and-haskell-codes-differs-in-execution-time-on-different-machines
  30. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17502603/ghc-generics-or-data-data
  31.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17502985/constraint-subset-higher-order-constraint
  32.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17503131/how-to-make-catamorphisms-work-with-parameterized-indexed-types
  33.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17518749/how-to-change-single-values-in-large-objects-in-elegant-way
  34.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17591276/what-programming-languages-have-something-like-haskells-newtype
  35.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17501777/implementing-a-zipper-for-length-indexed-lists
  36.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17513273/does-haskell-concatenate-string-literals-at-compile-time
  37. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17528119/combining-lenses
  38. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about
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