Welcome to issue 284 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the
week of October 13 to 19, 2013.
Quotes of the Week
* Polarina: Once you get something with [lens] to work correctly, all
other Haskell code looks like C++ in comparison.
Top Reddit Stories
* The GHC October status report - a nice summary of what to expect from
7.8
Domain: ghc.haskell.org, Score: 106, Comments: 51
On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/ZOYHI7
Original: [2] http://goo.gl/1PM4s7
* Haskell for all: An all-atom protein search engine powered by Haskell
Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 84, Comments: 51
On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/TwntnD
Original: [4] http://goo.gl/4WbmZp
* FSF - Recognizing an inspiring woman for Ada Lovelace Day:
Haskell/Perl hacker Audrey Tang
Domain: fsf.org, Score: 82, Comments: 15
On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/XbrLS7
Original: [6] http://goo.gl/zGTnbL
* Automatic SIMD Vectorization for Haskell and ICFP 2013
Domain: dorchard.wordpress.com, Score: 50, Comments: 3
On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/ikP8nw
Original: [8] http://goo.gl/kYCQyW
* A Little Lens Starter Tutorial - School of Haskell
Domain: fpcomplete.com, Score: 49, Comments: 43
On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/RQjC2m
Original: [10] http://goo.gl/LA7fUo
* Abstractions for the Functional Roboticist with Anthony Cowley
at NY Haskell
Domain: vimeo.com, Score: 43, Comments: 13
On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/f4j0CP
Original: [12] http://goo.gl/pSZBNR
* The "magic" of "join (,)"
Domain: self.haskell, Score: 42, Comments: 18
On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/oVjtNL
Original: [14] http://goo.gl/oVjtNL
* A Taste of Agda with Francesco Mazzoli at NY Haskell
Domain: vimeo.com, Score: 41, Comments: 15
On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/anu7xJ
Original: [16] http://goo.gl/vIfDNM
* [Demo movie] Ajhc Haskell compiler can create Haskell Apps running
on Android NDK!
Domain: youtube.com, Score: 36, Comments: 22
On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/HM4AJ3
Original: [18] http://goo.gl/j1Gmqi
* Open question: help me design a new encoding API for aeson
Domain: serpentine.com, Score: 31, Comments: 30
On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/CE6Q0I
Original: [20] http://goo.gl/ikdO5O
* Made some Haskell Wallpapers, thought I'd share
Domain: imgur.com, Score: 30, Comments: 27
On Reddit: [21] http://goo.gl/A1LILP
Original: [22] http://goo.gl/c054gN
* How to use Travis-CI with multiple GHC versions
Domain: github.com, Score: 30, Comments: 6
On Reddit: [23] http://goo.gl/hsH9a7
Original: [24] http://goo.gl/K2Eja5
* A Gentle Introduction to Parsec
Domain: blog.barrucadu.co.uk, Score: 29, Comments: 1
On Reddit: [25] http://goo.gl/GHUil8
Original: [26] http://goo.gl/21xyq2
* Haskell.org committee is looking for self-nominations
Domain: haskell.org, Score: 28, Comments: 2
On Reddit: [27] http://goo.gl/B3pc80
Original: [28] http://goo.gl/19dZX4
* Backpropogation, Steepest Descent, and Automatic Differentiation
Domain: idontgetoutmuch.wordpress.com, Score: 23, Comments: 22
On Reddit: [29] http://goo.gl/izxqMg
Original: [30] http://goo.gl/F2fjNk
* Anonymous records. A solution to the problems of record-system.
Domain: gist.github.com, Score: 22, Comments: 24
On Reddit: [31] http://goo.gl/CjdbT3
Original: [32] http://goo.gl/UY5OqT
Top StackOverflow Questions
* Is there a canonical haskell type for “One or Both”?
votes: 15, answers: 3
Read on SO: [33] http://goo.gl/yn8MkJ
* Show progress of Haskell program
votes: 14, answers: 4
Read on SO: [34] http://goo.gl/IEegAQ
* Does Data.ByteString.readFile block all threads?
votes: 13, answers: 3
Read on SO: [35] http://goo.gl/5X805o
* Am I abusing unsafePerformIO?
votes: 11, answers: 3
Read on SO: [36] http://goo.gl/SnfOcK
* GHCJS: How do I import a high order javascript function using FFI?
votes: 10, answers: 1
Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/fCbPE2
* Simulating a spring/damper system in Yampa
votes: 9, answers: 1
Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/zQ50Ao
Until next time,
[39]+Daniel Santa Cruz
References
1. http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Status/Oct13
2.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1opw22/the_ghc_october_status_report_a_nice_summary_of/
3.
http://www.haskellforall.com/2013/10/an-all-atom-protein-search-engine.html
4.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oc5g5/haskell_for_all_an_allatom_protein_search_engine/
5.
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/recognizing-an-inspiring-woman-for-ada-lovelace-day-audrey-tang
6.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oj2u4/fsf_recognizing_an_inspiring_woman_for_ada/
7.
http://dorchard.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/automatic-simd-vectorization-for-haskell-and-icfp-2013/
8.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1og58l/automatic_simd_vectorization_for_haskell_and_icfp/
9. https://www.fpcomplete.com/user/tel/a-little-lens-starter-tutorial
10.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1obpxb/a_little_lens_starter_tutorial_school_of_haskell/
11. http://vimeo.com/rickasaurus/haskell-robots
12.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oo2at/abstractions_for_the_functional_roboticist_with/
13. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1olk04/the_magic_of_join/
14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1olk04/the_magic_of_join/
15. https://vimeo.com/77168227
16.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oq0dt/a_taste_of_agda_with_francesco_mazzoli_at_ny/
17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6cepTfnFoo
18.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oq22l/demo_movie_ajhc_haskell_compiler_can_create/
19.
http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2013/10/14/open-question-help-me-design-a-new-encoding-api-for-aeson/
20.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1ohe9m/open_question_help_me_design_a_new_encoding_api/
21. http://imgur.com/a/DRdNi
22.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1om4ie/made_some_haskell_wallpapers_thought_id_share/
23. https://github.com/hvr/multi-ghc-travis
24.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1os3f6/how_to_use_travisci_with_multiple_ghc_versions/
25.
http://blog.barrucadu.co.uk/2013/05/27/a-gentle-introduction-to-parsec/
26.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1ojsi4/a_gentle_introduction_to_parsec/
27. http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2013-October/110997.html
28.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1onnab/haskellorg_committee_is_looking_for/
29.
http://idontgetoutmuch.wordpress.com/2013/10/13/backpropogation-is-just-steepest-descent-with-automatic-differentiation-2/
30.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1odmk1/backpropogation_steepest_descent_and_automatic/
31. https://gist.github.com/nikita-volkov/6977841
32.
http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1oicmu/anonymous_records_a_solution_to_the_problems_of/
33.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19413438/is-there-a-canonical-haskell-type-for-one-or-both
34.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19343695/show-progress-of-haskell-program
35.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19347907/does-data-bytestring-readfile-block-all-threads
36.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19371636/am-i-abusing-unsafeperformio
37.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19415306/ghcjs-how-do-i-import-a-high-order-javascript-function-using-ffi
38.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19461227/simulating-a-spring-damper-system-in-yampa
39. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about
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