[Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Manuel M T Chakravarty
Most existing Haskell books and similar teaching material is aimed at programmers who are new to Haskell. This survey is to assess the community interest in teaching material covering advanced topics beyond the commonly taught introductory material.

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Kim-Ee Yeoh
Something to consider is that it's not so much whether the material is basic, advanced, or intermediate; it's that the way it's being presented is boring and ineffective. Take the Head First Java book, which was deliberately engineered to overcome precisely this hitherto neglected aspect of

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Stephen Tetley
On 4 October 2012 18:04, Kim-Ee Yeoh k...@atamo.com wrote: Something to consider is that it's not so much whether the material is basic, advanced, or intermediate; it's that the way it's being presented is boring and ineffective. I'd suggest there is enough range in the Haskell books now

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Vo Minh Thu
2012/10/4 Stephen Tetley stephen.tet...@gmail.com: On 4 October 2012 18:04, Kim-Ee Yeoh k...@atamo.com wrote: Something to consider is that it's not so much whether the material is basic, advanced, or intermediate; it's that the way it's being presented is boring and ineffective. I'd suggest

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Kristopher Micinski
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Stephen Tetley stephen.tet...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 October 2012 18:04, Kim-Ee Yeoh k...@atamo.com wrote: Something to consider is that it's not so much whether the material is basic, advanced, or intermediate; it's that the way it's being presented is boring

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Which advanced Haskell topics interest you

2012-10-04 Thread Manuel M T Chakravarty
Kristopher Micinski krismicin...@gmail.com: On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Stephen Tetley stephen.tet...@gmail.com wrote: As for an advanced book, maybe limiting the subject to one domain (concurrency / DSLs for graphics / pick a favourite ...) might make a better book than one targeting a