Welcome to issue 239 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the
week of July 29 to August 4, 2012.

Quotes of the Week

   * romm: i thought i knew programming. this is like discovering a new
           continent.
 
   * edwardk: i think the comonads are warm fuzzy, and the monads are
     warm sticky. its easy to get out of a comonad, its soft and you
     like wearing it. monads on the other hand stick to you and are icky

Top Reddit Stories

   * Update on GHC's new code generator
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 70, Comments: 39
     On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/NkmqH
     Original: [2] http://goo.gl/4bUw1

   * The first video in my new series of free Haskell live coding videos
     Domain: youtube.com, Score: 64, Comments: 61
     On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/f1tmg
     Original: [4] http://goo.gl/ihwze

   * hbro, Haskell based browser, ideologically similar to uzbl
     Domain: github.com, Score: 48, Comments: 18
     On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/apILX
     Original: [6] http://goo.gl/STSwc

   * Thinking Functionally with Haskell | PragProg
     Domain: pragprog.com, Score: 32, Comments: 6
     On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/yL4Qj
     Original: [8] http://goo.gl/mHss0

   * Two ways of representing perfect binary trees : Inside 374
     Domain: blog.ezyang.com, Score: 30, Comments: 1
     On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/1GfdH
     Original: [10] http://goo.gl/JJAl1

   * Hoogle: from the command line
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 28, Comments: 8
     On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/Ob9Mw
     Original: [12] http://goo.gl/Ob9Mw

   * Free monad transformers
     Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 27, Comments: 11
     On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/XbQAj
     Original: [14] http://goo.gl/bJfrK

   * If someone asked you "why Haskell?", what would you say?
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 26, Comments: 73
     On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/LQUUh
     Original: [16] http://goo.gl/LQUUh

   * Feedback from someone who learnt Haskell as his first language
     Domain: blog.raynes.me, Score: 25, Comments: 50
     On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/QsnfZ
     Original: [18] http://goo.gl/wFOLN

   * Why isn't `length` part of `Foldable`?
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 23, Comments: 19
     On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/L0WWX
     Original: [20] http://goo.gl/L0WWX

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * Monoidal parsing — what is it?
     votes: 19, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [21] http://goo.gl/bVGBo

   * Applying multiple functions to the same value point-free style in Haskell
     votes: 7, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [22] http://goo.gl/PifBz

   * How do I get consistent criterion benchmarks, or interpret results across runs?
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [23] http://goo.gl/qwT5c

   * Why is this prime test so slow?
     votes: 7, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [24] http://goo.gl/QehSC

   * Is there a theory that combines category theory/abstract algebra and computational complexity?
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [25] http://goo.gl/CeAFw

   * Haskell Polymorphic Tree Sum
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [26] http://goo.gl/NqYQW

   * reasonably efficient pure-functional matrix product in Haskell?
     votes: 7, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [27] http://goo.gl/8H6o9

   * Is access to internal strucutre of a monad required for monad transformer?
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [28] http://goo.gl/Yln18

   * Haskell sub-typeclass requires UndecidableInstances?
     votes: 6, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [29] http://goo.gl/u9FQh

   * Haskell Data.List.Class and syntax
     votes: 6, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [30] http://goo.gl/wvKEk

Until next time,
Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1. http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/blog/newcg-update
   2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xmfes/update_on_ghcs_new_code_generator/
   3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScS8Q32lMxA
   4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xfcmk/the_first_video_in_my_new_series_of_free_haskell/
   5. https://github.com/k0ral/hbro
   6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xe0w3/hbro_haskell_based_browser_ideologically_similar/
   7. http://pragprog.com/magazines/2012-08/thinking-functionally-with-haskell
   8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xmip7/thinking_functionally_with_haskell_pragprog/
   9. http://blog.ezyang.com/2012/08/statically-checked-perfect-binary-trees/
  10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xov6n/two_ways_of_representing_perfect_binary_trees/
  11. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xijsb/hoogle_from_the_command_line/
  12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xijsb/hoogle_from_the_command_line/
  13. http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/07/free-monad-transformers.html
  14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xg75g/free_monad_transformers/
  15. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xlb1g/if_someone_asked_you_why_haskell_what_would_you/
  16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xlb1g/if_someone_asked_you_why_haskell_what_would_you/
  17. http://blog.raynes.me/blog/2011/11/27/the-clojure-community-and-me/
  18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xk7fz/feedback_from_someone_who_learnt_haskell_as_his/
  19. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xo05l/why_isnt_length_part_of_foldable/
  20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/xo05l/why_isnt_length_part_of_foldable/
  21. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11808539/monoidal-parsing-what-is-it
  22. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11709350/applying-multiple-functions-to-the-same-value-point-free-style-in-haskell
  23. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11712234/how-do-i-get-consistent-criterion-benchmarks-or-interpret-results-across-runs
  24. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11718067/why-is-this-prime-test-so-slow
  25. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11725899/is-there-a-theory-that-combines-category-theory-abstract-algebra-and-computation
  26. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11742405/haskell-polymorphic-tree-sum
  27. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11768656/reasonably-efficient-pure-functional-matrix-product-in-haskell
  28. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11792275/is-access-to-internal-strucutre-of-a-monad-required-for-monad-transformer
  29. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11707171/haskell-sub-typeclass-requires-undecidableinstances
  30. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11770733/haskell-data-list-class-and-syntax