[Haskell] Haskell Weekly News: Issue 304

Thu Sep 4 05:41:23 UTC 2014

Welcome to issue 304 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers
from August 24 to 30, 2014

Quotes of the Week

     * pjdelport: Haskell: Lazy evaluation, eager debugging.
     * trap_exit: isn't hoogle awesome? the first time I used it, I was
       like "for the first time in my life, google sucks"

Top Reddit Stories

   * Hython - a Haskell-powered Python 3 interpreter
     Domain: github.com, Score: 95, Comments: 22
     Original: [1] http://goo.gl/aI16qA
     On Reddit: [2] http://goo.gl/N67fnX

   * Using Emacs for Haskell development
     Domain: github.com, Score: 89, Comments: 47
     Original: [3] http://goo.gl/tuPL91
     On Reddit: [4] http://goo.gl/RxVWFQ

   * Ivory Language
     Domain: ivorylang.org, Score: 70, Comments: 36
     Original: [5] http://goo.gl/xJJ68c
     On Reddit: [6] http://goo.gl/Vz9cTX

   * A taste of Cabalized Backpack : Inside 206-105
     Domain: blog.ezyang.com, Score: 61, Comments: 73
     Original: [7] http://goo.gl/8MpD3U
     On Reddit: [8] http://goo.gl/3kVQOG

   * Introducing /r/haskellgamedev
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 58, Comments: 20
     Original: [9] http://goo.gl/B2nzhq
     On Reddit: [10] http://goo.gl/B2nzhq

   * Acme.StringlyTyped
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 44, Comments: 11
     Original: [11] http://goo.gl/IfK2Uf
     On Reddit: [12] http://goo.gl/Z0wT5E

   * A new version of Yampa is out (0.9.6)
     Domain: keera.co.uk, Score: 43, Comments: 16
     Original: [13] http://goo.gl/EHxFdd
     On Reddit: [14] http://goo.gl/EXGLdX

   * On CodeWorld and Haskell
     Domain: cdsmith.wordpress.com, Score: 41, Comments: 23
     Original: [15] http://goo.gl/C7tkHk
     On Reddit: [16] http://goo.gl/qu3l04

   * Introduction to Dependent Types: Haskell on Steroids
     Domain: jozefg.bitbucket.org, Score: 37, Comments: 17
     Original: [17] http://goo.gl/fg8Rfo
     On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/YLmHNQ

   * Evaluation order and state tokens - School of Haskell
     Domain: fpcomplete.com, Score: 35, Comments: 24
     Original: [19] http://goo.gl/v0D1HQ
     On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/jiiLRl

   * IO Monad and Purity
     Domain: stackoverflow.com, Score: 34, Comments: 13
     Original: [21] http://goo.gl/zkBxl1
     On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/yVQY4F

   * [ANN] Haste 0.4, now with GHC 7.8 support and binary packages
     Domain: groups.google.com, Score: 33, Comments: 5
     Original: [23] http://goo.gl/DU4QYT
     On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/xcqxU0

   * darcs 2.8.5 released
     Domain: lists.osuosl.org, Score: 30, Comments: 0
     Original: [25] http://goo.gl/FbjpuA
     On Reddit: [26] http://goo.gl/TM6D7E

   * Yarr - image processing library and partial Repa clone
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 28, Comments: 8
     Original: [27] http://goo.gl/cfHAH8
     On Reddit: [28] http://goo.gl/oyK3xF

   * conduit stream fusion
     Domain: fpcomplete.com, Score: 28, Comments: 15
     Original: [29] http://goo.gl/9e57M2
     On Reddit: [30] http://goo.gl/kFL5Pu

   * New blog post: Dealing with Asynchronous Exceptions during
     Resource Acquisition
     Domain: well-typed.com, Score: 28, Comments: 34
     Original: [31] http://goo.gl/WS05yN
     On Reddit: [32] http://goo.gl/5hp59d

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * Zipper Comonads, Generically
     votes: 43, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [33] http://goo.gl/NDzqR1

   * Test if a value matches a constructor
     votes: 25, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [34] http://goo.gl/3Sa7hX

   * What is the difference between a cyclic list and an infinite
     list in haskell?
     votes: 16, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [35] http://goo.gl/q7f7pu

   * Powerset Function 1-Liner
     votes: 13, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [36] http://goo.gl/cez03g

   * How to make a binary tree zipper an instance of Comonad?
     votes: 13, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/Zc1wr4

   * Is there a better performing alternative to read and show in Haskell?
     votes: 11, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/Y0m0wX

   * QuickCheck: How to use exhaustiveness checker to prevent forgotten
     constructors of a sum type
     votes: 11, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/b8YbtB

   * Why does FRP consider time as a factor for values?
     votes: 10, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [40] http://goo.gl/Yo65J8

Until next time,
[41]+Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1. https://github.com/mattgreen/hython
   2.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ejlxm/hython_a_haskellpowered_python_3_interpreter/
   3.
https://github.com/serras/emacs-haskell-tutorial/blob/master/tutorial.md
   4.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2efpx4/using_emacs_for_haskell_development/
   5. http://ivorylang.org/
   6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2epdwp/ivory_language/
   7. http://blog.ezyang.com/2014/08/a-taste-of-cabalized-backpack/
   8.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2eoett/a_taste_of_cabalized_backpack_inside_206105/
   9.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2f0xm0/introducing_rhaskellgamedev/
  10.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2f0xm0/introducing_rhaskellgamedev/
  11.
http://hackage.haskell.org/package/acme-stringly-typed-1.0.0.0/docs/Acme-StringlyTyped.html
  12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2f01jl/acmestringlytyped/
  13. http://keera.co.uk/blog/2014/08/29/new-version-yampa-0-9-6/
  14.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ex7c9/a_new_version_of_yampa_is_out_096/
  15. http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/on-codeworld-and-haskell/
  16.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2en20t/on_codeworld_and_haskell/
  17. http://jozefg.bitbucket.org/posts/2014-08-25-dep-types-part-1.html
  18.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2er003/introduction_to_dependent_types_haskell_on/
  19.
https://www.fpcomplete.com/user/snoyberg/general-haskell/advanced/evaluation-order-and-state-tokens
  20.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2eiqwv/evaluation_order_and_state_tokens_school_of/
  21. http://stackoverflow.com/a/25576375/1651941
  22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2f191i/io_monad_and_purity/
  23. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/haste-compiler/mel9aO9Jako
  24.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ev19m/ann_haste_04_now_with_ghc_78_support_and_binary/
  25. http://lists.osuosl.org/pipermail/darcs-users/2014-August/027041.html
  26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ekjmx/darcs_285_released/
  27. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/yarr
  28.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2eg1nk/yarr_image_processing_library_and_partial_repa/
  29. https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2014/08/conduit-stream-fusion
  30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2es8oj/conduit_stream_fusion/
  31. http://www.well-typed.com/blog/97/
  32.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ety9f/new_blog_post_dealing_with_asynchronous/
  33.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25554062/zipper-comonads-generically
  34.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25587501/test-if-a-value-matches-a-constructor
  35.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25498431/what-is-the-difference-between-a-cyclic-list-and-an-infinite-list-in-haskell
  36. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25476248/powerset-function-1-liner
  37.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25519767/how-to-make-a-binary-tree-zipper-an-instance-of-comonad
  38.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25496672/is-there-a-better-performing-alternative-to-read-and-show-in-haskell
  39.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25535616/quickcheck-how-to-use-exhaustiveness-checker-to-prevent-forgotten-constructors
  40.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25568712/why-does-frp-consider-time-as-a-factor-for-values
  41. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about
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