Re: Do you depend on Hugs/Haskell? Help out!

[S. Alexander Jacobson]

If the commercial side is at all useful,
We are using Haskell to generate the HTML and Javascript for Shop.Com.
We are using it for other non-public projects as well.

-Alex-


On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Tim Sheard wrote:

> Dear Haskell user,
> 
> A group of Haskell supporters is trying to raise money to support the
> further development and maintenance of the Hugs interpreter and its
> integration with the GHC run-time system. The idea is not to ask for
> money to do research, or to add zillions of new features and extensions,
> but rather to fix bugs, maintain libraries, build new distributions etc.
> I.e. make it possible for Haskell to be a real tool that people can
> depend upon.
> 
> The strategy is to say, "all these people use Haskell (or have used it)
> as a TOOL in their teaching and research. They have found it invaluable
> as a TOOL, and thus someone should support it."
> 
> The thrust of the proposal is that Haskell is such an important tool, that: 
> 
>    1) It enables research in many different disciplines that could not be
>    carried out without it,
>    
>    2) It provides an important educational tool for both students and
>    researchers wanting to use a declarative language approach to
>    problem solving.
>    
>    3) This is so important that the funding agencies should support this
>    proposal as a sort of "infrastructure" grant.
> 
> In order to make this case I am asking Haskell users to send me a short
> email describing what they use Haskell for. I am looking for two kinds
> of answers: Research and Teaching.
> 
> Research:
> 
> 1) What is your research
> 2) Why is it important
> 3) How does it use Haskell
> 4) What features of Haskell make it particularly usefull
> 5) What would have to be done if you couldn't use Haskell or Hugs
> 
> Teaching: (No need if already on the teaching page at haskell.org)
> 
> 1) What course do you teach that uses Haskell in some in integral way?
>    course name, university.
> 2) What published materials do you use (text book, notes etc)
>    and if not commercially available, where can they be obtained over
>    the web.
> 3) How many students per year take this course
> 4) Why did you choose Haskell rather than some other language.
> 
> Short, concise answers are best (100-200 words). Long answers are better
> than no answers. Web pointers are also useful, but are the least
> effective way you can contribute. We know this is a busy time of year,
> but there is some urgency in my request, as funding deadlines are
> quickly approaching.
> 
> Please reply to us if you can help in this endeavor. We will try and post
> a synopsis of what I find out in a month or so.
> 
> 
> Tim Sheard, Oregon Graduate Institute
> John Peterson, Yale University
> 
> please reply to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> 

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