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