Welcome to issue 288 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits
of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the
week from December 08 to 14, 2013.

Quotes of the Week

   * nlogax: With FRP.Sodium and Graphics.UI.GLUT you could put together
     a MonadSodium GLUTamate

Top Reddit Stories

   * The reason why `cabal update` takes so long
     Domain: github.com, Score: 175, Comments: 89
     On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/NCsf34
     Original: [2] http://goo.gl/BLp5LB

   * structured-haskell-mode ­— Structured editing minor mode for Haskell in Emacs
     Domain: github.com, Score: 103, Comments: 37
     On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/t8dyd9
     Original: [4] http://goo.gl/v6W7js

   * Amazing LVars talk by Linsey Kuper
     Domain: youtu.be, Score: 86, Comments: 20
     On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/JcbNQn
     Original: [6] http://goo.gl/JPyVnG

   * 24 Days of Hackage: acid-state
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 84, Comments: 15
     On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/CBU18T
     Original: [8] http://goo.gl/W4u7GG

   * 24 Days of Hackage: pandoc
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 66, Comments: 14
     On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/rUO2yc
     Original: [10] http://goo.gl/PhTTFC

   * text 1.0.0.0
     Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 64, Comments: 25
     On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/9k7ksP
     Original: [12] http://goo.gl/ISESbc

   * 24 Days of Hackage: async
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 59, Comments: 11
     On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/rhrdgM
     Original: [14] http://goo.gl/C4sQeh

   * 24 Days of Hackage: sbv (guest post by Tikhon Jelvis)
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 57, Comments: 21
     On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/YkLqo9
     Original: [16] http://goo.gl/frHdyn

   * 24 Days of Hackage: data-memocombinators
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 56, Comments: 18
     On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/0FgDo6
     Original: [18] http://goo.gl/4GcFKd

   * Bryan O'Sullivan - Package dependency management: more debate is needed
     Domain: plus.google.com, Score: 51, Comments: 45
     On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/Xr7NkU
     Original: [20] http://goo.gl/f1VPxt

   * 24 Days of Hackage: gloss
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 49, Comments: 10
     On Reddit: [21] http://goo.gl/yBAlXk
     Original: [22] http://goo.gl/mplvhP

   * The future of array-oriented computing in Haskell — a survey
     Domain: justtesting.org, Score: 45, Comments: 11
     On Reddit: [23] http://goo.gl/doVpgz
     Original: [24] http://goo.gl/ezkftd

   * Progress Reporting in Shake
     Domain: neilmitchell.blogspot.it, Score: 42, Comments: 3
     On Reddit: [25] http://goo.gl/1hvu6c
     Original: [26] http://goo.gl/4izrhK

   * [ANN] SFML and SFML-control
     Domain: self.haskell, Score: 40, Comments: 20
     On Reddit: [27] http://goo.gl/NhMJbR
     Original: [28] http://goo.gl/NhMJbR

   * 24 Days of Hackage: heist
     Domain: ocharles.org.uk, Score: 40, Comments: 28
     On Reddit: [29] http://goo.gl/FtvnLs
     Original: [30] http://goo.gl/nEU9Hw

Top StackOverflow Questions

   * How are J/K/APL classified in terms of common paradigms?
     votes: 10, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [31] http://goo.gl/ImISrG

   * Is it possible to extend free monad interpreters?
     votes: 9, answers: 5
     Read on SO: [32] http://goo.gl/CiJupH

   * How to detect a Monad?
     votes: 8, answers: 4
     Read on SO: [33] http://goo.gl/WiUhba

   * Why do Haskell type signature declarations have multiple arrows?
     votes: 7, answers: 3
     Read on SO: [34] http://goo.gl/0LWfMb

   * “Inheriting” instance of wrapped type
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [35] http://goo.gl/qBhrqD

   * Equality function for pair components
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [36] http://goo.gl/mLk49N

   * Motivation of having Functional Dependencies
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/E31zjJ

   * Haskell - Lenses, use of 'to' function
     votes: 7, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/5A028y

   * What does PINNED mean in -hc profile of Haskell program?
     votes: 6, answers: 1
     Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/Qx9eJB

Until next time,
[40]+Daniel Santa Cruz

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