Re: [Haskell-cafe] Data Structures GSoC

2010-04-05 Thread Nathan Hunter
Well, one of my most important questions has been indirectly answered. It seems like Map is still the main point of interest, and Jamie Brandon's list of remaining objectiveshttp://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2009-March/058270.html include modifying the API to work with the edison or

[Haskell-cafe] Data Structures GSoC

2010-03-31 Thread Nathan Hunter
Hello. I am hoping to take on the Data Structures project proposed two years ago by Don Stewart herehttp://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1549, this summer. Before I write up my proposal to Google, I wanted to gauge the reaction of the Haskell community to this project.

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Data Structures GSoC

2010-03-31 Thread Darryn Reid
Nathan, For what it is worth: I'd propose that Data.HashTable needs to be replaced; it appears to me having played around with it and found it wanting that its limitations are pretty common knowledge in the Haskell community. (I'm sure most people on this list would already know much more about

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Data Structures GSoC

2010-03-31 Thread wren ng thornton
Nathan Hunter wrote: Hello. I am hoping to take on the Data Structures project proposed two years ago by Don Stewart herehttp://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1549, this summer. Before I write up my proposal to Google, I wanted to gauge the reaction of the Haskell community to