
1 Dec
2004
1 Dec
'04
7:31 p.m.
On Wednesday 01 December 2004 21:18, John Goerzen wrote:
I also have a very small start on a "haskell for hackers" ("hackers" in the non-evil sense) sort of document. One this doesn't ignore I/O as "hard" or "unimportant". I/O in Haskell doesn't suck.
I come from a similar area (large control systems) and I agree fullheartedly.
It's just that a lot of people in the community don't have it as a high priority, I think.
OTOH, I have the feeling that they are no longer the overwhelming majority.
I'm also a firm believer that code is one of the best forms of tutorial.
Yes, absolutely. I always learn the fastest when I try to change existing code, for whatever reason (if not just to learn). Cheers, Ben