Welcome to issue 297 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers
from June 8 to 14, 2014

Quotes of the Week

   * dpwright: this afternoon I've literally taken an entire (portrait)
     screen's worth of code and reduced it to about three lines and a
     few lens operators

   * tommd: Haskell is a great language. I needed to test a program
     under high CPU load, so to burn some cycles I cabal-installed lens.
     Is there anything Haskell can't do?

   * bernalex: I imagine hell as a place where spj & edwardk are holding
     talks at the same time and I have to choose.

Top Reddit Stories

   * Haxl on Github
     Domain: github.com, Score: 124, Comments: 25
     Original: [1] http://goo.gl/zw8Y8q
     On Reddit: [2] http://goo.gl/FoV1zw

   * www.dohaskell.com
     Domain: dohaskell.com, Score: 92, Comments: 23
     Original: [3] http://goo.gl/uxmtUy
     On Reddit: [4] http://goo.gl/xkGJUb

   * cloud-haskell is on hackage now
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 87, Comments: 7
     Original: [5] http://goo.gl/eCHMgO
     On Reddit: [6] http://goo.gl/h9j7H1

   * Facebook releases Haxl, a library for async data access
     Domain: code.facebook.com, Score: 65, Comments: 0
     Original: [7] http://goo.gl/D6xEnM
     On Reddit: [8] http://goo.gl/GCqeEt

   * The problem with mtl
     Domain: ro-che.info, Score: 61, Comments: 58
     Original: [9] http://goo.gl/hDncB8
     On Reddit: [10] http://goo.gl/2uRfm2

   * Why programmers can’t make any money: 
     dimensionality and the Eternal Haskell Tax
     Domain: michaelochurch.wordpress.com, Score: 56, Comments: 37
     Original: [11] http://goo.gl/Ums4cZ
     On Reddit: [12] http://goo.gl/ytLSN2

   * A Year of Functional Programming
     Domain: japgolly.blogspot.com.au, Score: 52, Comments: 17
     Original: [13] http://goo.gl/torrXD
     On Reddit: [14] http://goo.gl/XTSVed

   * Haskell for all: Spreadsheet-like programming in Haskell
     Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 52, Comments: 26
     Original: [15] http://goo.gl/eaaeHa
     On Reddit: [16] http://goo.gl/biUwQf

   * GHC bug squashing at ZuriHac 2014
     Domain: joachim-breitner.de, Score: 50, Comments: 0
     Original: [17] http://goo.gl/zgd6qV
     On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/HDp0Wt

   * There is no Fork—our ICFP 2014 paper about Haxl
     Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 47, Comments: 4
     Original: [19] http://goo.gl/yvbvAH
     On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/pwcBxO

   * EclipseFP 2.6.0 released
     Domain: jpmoresmau.blogspot.fr, Score: 46, Comments: 18
     Original: [21] http://goo.gl/fohXYx
     On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/duJMir

   * Haskell Development Workflow Demo, first video I've made, 
     wanted to see if any found it useful
     Domain: youtube.com, Score: 44, Comments: 11
     Original: [23] http://goo.gl/O1REsS
     On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/KTK1kk

   * Announcement: Bang, a drum machine DSL for Haskell
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 42, Comments: 17
     Original: [25] http://goo.gl/QVlj3E
     On Reddit: [26] http://goo.gl/QVlj3E

   * How do you learn to write systems in Haskell? (and a story)
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 42, Comments: 66
     Original: [27] http://goo.gl/PXiZUD
     On Reddit: [28] http://goo.gl/PXiZUD

   * The Haskell Cast #7 - Chris Done on Compiling to JavaScript and SQL
     Domain: haskellcast.com, Score: 41, Comments: 15
     Original: [29] http://goo.gl/747Kpj
     On Reddit: [30] http://goo.gl/n0nlLJ

   * ICFP 2014 accepted papers
     Domain: github.com, Score: 40, Comments: 3
     Original: [31] http://goo.gl/XZ962N
     On Reddit: [32] http://goo.gl/VnuyDW

   * cabal - the simple guide
     Domain: katychuang.com, Score: 40, Comments: 16
     Original: [33] http://goo.gl/svwYE1
     On Reddit: [34] http://goo.gl/oGidxo

   * Two failed attempts at extensible effects
     Domain: ro-che.info, Score: 37, Comments: 12
     Original: [35] http://goo.gl/DD7WX9
     On Reddit: [36] http://goo.gl/wh8fWW

   * Follow up blog post: "Understanding the RealWorld": the Haskell heap,
     function calls, and primitive types.
     Domain: well-typed.com, Score: 34, Comments: 12
     Original: [37] http://goo.gl/9OMjWu
     On Reddit: [38] http://goo.gl/N0B4cJ

   * "Why Haskell?" Elevator Pitch
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 33, Comments: 70
     Original: [39] http://goo.gl/xsIOqw
     On Reddit: [40] http://goo.gl/xsIOqw

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * Why should Applicative be a superclass of Monad?
     votes: 21, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/Z1Q6uo

   * What do you call the data wrapped inside a monad?
     votes: 15, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [42] http://goo.gl/iNtQAX

   * What algorithm is used in Haskell (GHC) for deriving types of 
     recursive expressions?
     votes: 14, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [43] http://goo.gl/7QvfqM

   * What container really mimics std::vector in Haskell?
     votes: 14, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [44] http://goo.gl/k0vk2n

   * Why the cycle function cannot work with empty list?
     votes: 14, answers: 2
     Read on SO: [45] http://goo.gl/B5Na0a

Until next time,
[46]+Daniel Santa Cruz

References

   1. https://github.com/facebook/Haxl
   2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27sv88/haxl_on_github/
   3. http://www.dohaskell.com/
   4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27wjwk/wwwdohaskellcom/
   5. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cloud-haskell-0.0.1.0
   6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/281sbp/cloudhaskell_is_on_hackage_now/
   7. https://code.facebook.com/projects/854888367872565/haxl/
   8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27syj2/facebook_releases_haxl_a_library_for_async_data/
   9. http://ro-che.info/articles/2014-06-11-problem-with-mtl.html
  10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27vhd1/the_problem_with_mtl/
  11. http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/why-programmers-cant-make-any-money-dimensionality-and-the-eternal-haskell-tax/
  12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27onwq/why_programmers_cant_make_any_money/
  13. http://japgolly.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/a-year-of-functional-programming.html
  14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27oxr4/a_year_of_functional_programming/
  15. http://www.haskellforall.com/2014/06/spreadsheet-like-programming-in-haskell.html
  16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/284enc/haskell_for_all_spreadsheetlike_programming_in/
  17. http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/archives/651-ZuriHac-2014.html
  18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27p2nc/ghc_bug_squashing_at_zurihac_2014/
  19. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/papers/haxl-icfp14.pdf
  20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27tjpj/there_is_no_forkour_icfp_2014_paper_about_haxl/
  21. http://jpmoresmau.blogspot.fr/2014/06/eclipsefp-260-released.html
  22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27utrw/eclipsefp_260_released/
  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6oaO8x2VY
  24. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27lcz3/haskell_development_workflow_demo_first_video_ive/
  25. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27s6py/announcement_bang_a_drum_machine_dsl_for_haskell/
  26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27s6py/announcement_bang_a_drum_machine_dsl_for_haskell/
  27. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/28575l/how_do_you_learn_to_write_systems_in_haskell_and/
  28. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/28575l/how_do_you_learn_to_write_systems_in_haskell_and/
  29. http://www.haskellcast.com/episode/007-chris-done-on-compiling-to-javascript-and-sql/
  30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27sh2d/the_haskell_cast_7_chris_done_on_compiling_to/
  31. https://github.com/yallop/icfp2014-papers/blob/master/README.md
  32. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27p8xo/icfp_2014_accepted_papers/
  33. http://katychuang.com/cabal-guide/
  34. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/280h9h/cabal_the_simple_guide/
  35. http://ro-che.info/articles/2014-06-14-extensible-effects-failed.html
  36. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/285prk/two_failed_attempts_at_extensible_effects/
  37. http://www.well-typed.com/blog/95/
  38. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27yg67/follow_up_blog_post_understanding_the_realworld/
  39. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/282yky/why_haskell_elevator_pitch/
  40. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/282yky/why_haskell_elevator_pitch/
  41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24112786/why-should-applicative-be-a-superclass-of-monad
  42. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24127190/what-do-you-call-the-data-wrapped-inside-a-monad
  43. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24105812/what-algorithm-is-used-in-haskell-ghc-for-deriving-types-of-recursive-expressi
  44. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24123967/what-container-really-mimics-stdvector-in-haskell
  45. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24223201/why-the-cycle-function-cannot-work-with-empty-list
  46. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about