Hi
* Give tips on how to answer questions
+ Ok. we can put up an article here. Some suggestions:
- No questions are bad questions
- Code should come with examples of how to run it
- Solutions with unsafePerformIO should be
On 12/14/06, Neil Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
* Give tips on how to answer questions
+ Ok. we can put up an article here. Some suggestions:
- No questions are bad questions
- Code should come with examples of how to run it
Hallo,
On 12/14/06, Paul Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But overall I'd agree, this is a very helpful community - it's just
that you all seem so much cleverer than I, so I'm not sure I'll ever
be smart enough to write Haskell programs :-) (50% joke...)
I know the feeling. :-)
--
-alex
On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 10:16:10AM +, Neil Mitchell wrote:
I'd say our worst feature is tending to give solutions which are not
simple Haskell, but make use of advanced features. When a beginner
asks a question, sometimes the answer requires GADT's, Template
Haskell, rank-2 types etc.
On 12/14/06, Ross Paterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Absolutely. Some more questions of this type:
How do I update a variable?
How can I efficiently update an array?
How do I get debugging output?
How can I put different types of things in a list?
Sometimes the
On 15/12/06, Nicolas Frisby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... That's not to say it was the poster's fault: any question is
a good question.
I agree ...
2) The welcome to the mailing list message could say if you're
new to Haskell, please check this FAQ first. I'm talking big letters
here; I'd
On 14/12/06, Conrad Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What [hackers] are, unapologetically, is hostile to people who seem to
be unwilling to think or to do their own homework before asking questions.
People like that are time sinks — they take without giving back, and they
waste time we
On 12/13/06, Donald Bruce Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* Give tips on how to answer questions
+ Ok. we can put up an article here. Some suggestions:
- Solutions with unsafePerformIO should be discouraged (moreso
;)
I'd like to at least suggest a slight
