Category Theory Questions
Hello, I have a question not that directly related to Haskell, but I still think this is a good place to ask it. I am currently studying category theory by the book Joy of Cats. Are there any people whom I could ask some questions related to category theory from time to time? Or could I just post my questions here directly? The reason I'm asking is that I seen very nice discussions related to category theory on this list. I hope to be able to deal with most of the stuff myself, but having someone to discuss the matters with is always nice :-) Sergiu [0] katmat.math.uni-bremen.de/acc/acc.pdf
I am not sure if this is a good forum to ask Category theory related
questions as such. Some better options may be math.stackexchange.com or
mathoverflow.net. Many category theory ideas are implemented in Haskell. So
some discussion may have happened over here but surely its not a forum on
category theory (IMHO) . Just a thought.
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Dilawar Singh
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Sergiu Ivanov
Hello,
I have a question not that directly related to Haskell, but I still think this is a good place to ask it.
I am currently studying category theory by the book Joy of Cats. Are there any people whom I could ask some questions related to category theory from time to time? Or could I just post my questions here directly?
The reason I'm asking is that I seen very nice discussions related to category theory on this list.
I hope to be able to deal with most of the stuff myself, but having someone to discuss the matters with is always nice :-)
Sergiu
[0] katmat.math.uni-bremen.de/acc/acc.pdf
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I doubt anyone will mind too much, but you probably want to stick to the
category theory that is obviously applicable to Haskell (and ideally
talk/ask about how it applies). Questions about initial algebras and
Lambek's lemma will probably get decent responses, whereas globe categories
and anafunctors, for example, might not.
If it's just straight-up category theory for its own sake, you might have
better luck on math-specific forums (stack exchange, for example), though.
Dan
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Sergiu Ivanov
Hello,
I have a question not that directly related to Haskell, but I still think this is a good place to ask it.
I am currently studying category theory by the book Joy of Cats. Are there any people whom I could ask some questions related to category theory from time to time? Or could I just post my questions here directly?
The reason I'm asking is that I seen very nice discussions related to category theory on this list.
I hope to be able to deal with most of the stuff myself, but having someone to discuss the matters with is always nice :-)
Sergiu
[0] katmat.math.uni-bremen.de/acc/acc.pdf
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On 4/9/12 12:37 AM, Sergiu Ivanov wrote:
I am currently studying category theory by the book Joy of Cats. Are there any people whom I could ask some questions related to category theory from time to time? Or could I just post my questions here directly?
In addition to the math venues others've mentioned, if you're into IRC then you can also try #haskell-in-depth and ##categorytheory for a more real-time interaction. For quick/beginner questions that's probably better than either mailing lists or stackoverflow (unless the latter are specifically dedicated to the topic). That said, there are a number of us here who're familiar with CT and willing to provide pointers, insights, and discussions. -- Live well, ~wren
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:47 AM, wren ng thornton
On 4/9/12 12:37 AM, Sergiu Ivanov wrote:
I am currently studying category theory by the book Joy of Cats. Are there any people whom I could ask some questions related to category theory from time to time? Or could I just post my questions here directly?
In addition to the math venues others've mentioned, if you're into IRC then you can also try #haskell-in-depth and ##categorytheory for a more real-time interaction. For quick/beginner questions that's probably better than either mailing lists or stackoverflow (unless the latter are specifically dedicated to the topic).
Ah, that's great, thank you! I couldn't even imagine that there was an IRC channel on CT!
That said, there are a number of us here who're familiar with CT and willing to provide pointers, insights, and discussions.
I think I could notice that, this is why I asked this question here :-) Thank you everyone for your feedback! Sergiu
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