Re: [Haskell-cafe] List comparisons and permutation group code

dmhouse:

On 21/10/06, Tomasz Zielonka wrote:

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Do you also have this experience with Haskell?: when you feel that some code is not ideal, almost always it can be improved.

One of the recurring features of the #haskell IRC conversations is something called 'Algorithm Golf' (which is a misnomer and should really be 'Algorithm Tennis'): one person will request an algorithm and anyone interested sets about building their own. The results are then shared using lambdabot's Haskell evaluation feature and collaboratively improved.

I also like how when doing true 'golf', with @pl, we find new combinators: http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Pointfree#Combinator_discoveries Like the owl: ((.)$(.))

I'd recommend hanging out in the channel to anyone. :)

I agree, if you're not on #haskell, you're missing out! http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/IRC_channel :) -- Don