Welcome to issue 299 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers from June 29 to July 12, 2014 Quotes of the Week * donri: maybe good thing Applicative isn't called StrongLaxSemimonoidalEndofunctor * ninja_code: haskell is used to debug thinking * johnw: the first rule of category theory club is to state your identity Top Reddit Stories * The new haskell.org design Domain: new-www.haskell.org, Score: 130, Comments: 95 Original: [1] http://new-www.haskell.org/ On Reddit: [2] http://goo.gl/qG7683 * GHC-7.8.3 is out! Domain: haskell.org, Score: 115, Comments: 40 Original: [3] http://goo.gl/fyHQZd On Reddit: [4] http://goo.gl/7bsDXj * Announcing rest - A Haskell REST framework Domain: engineering.silk.co, Score: 97, Comments: 41 Original: [5] http://goo.gl/F3W628 On Reddit: [6] http://goo.gl/VqWdi9 * GHC plans for 7.10.1 Domain: ghc.haskell.org, Score: 77, Comments: 54 Original: [7] http://goo.gl/YH6516 On Reddit: [8] http://goo.gl/g16PE3 * unagi-chan: Fast and scalable concurrent queues for x86, with a Chan-like API Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 61, Comments: 17 Original: [9] http://goo.gl/7dE0e4 On Reddit: [10] http://goo.gl/zaMC6o * Come practice Haskell *and* make a difference in the world by helping us build a new Free/Libre/Open patronage economy Domain: snowdrift.coop, Score: 59, Comments: 19 Original: [11] http://goo.gl/vU2cx On Reddit: [12] http://goo.gl/PRkG3B * What's wrong with String Domain: haskell.org, Score: 55, Comments: 123 Original: [13] http://goo.gl/8etnBS On Reddit: [14] http://goo.gl/k2FZ9u * Why is package management so awful? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 55, Comments: 100 Original: [15] http://goo.gl/7h7cWn On Reddit: [16] http://goo.gl/7h7cWn * Reflection without Remorse: Revealing a hidden sequence to speed up monadic reflection [pdf] Domain: homepages.cwi.nl, Score: 49, Comments: 36 Original: [17] http://goo.gl/QgiwtW On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/BpYmcS * Mutable Algorithms in Immutable Languages, Part 1 Domain: tel.github.io, Score: 49, Comments: 27 Original: [19] http://goo.gl/hn6218 On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/apKO9f * Where is Haskell going in industry? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 47, Comments: 114 Original: [21] http://goo.gl/Io2hvy On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/Io2hvy * Why Dependently Typed Programming Will (One Day) Rock Your World Domain: ejenk.com, Score: 45, Comments: 154 Original: [23] http://goo.gl/d3zkiG On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/z3ZhDf * Using Phantom Types for Extra Safety Domain: blog.jakubarnold.cz, Score: 41, Comments: 19 Original: [25] http://goo.gl/WnZH0Z On Reddit: [26] http://goo.gl/EJTpxl * Designing Dependently Typed Languages - OPLSS '14 Domain: self.haskell, Score: 37, Comments: 11 Original: [27] http://goo.gl/P2mV1A On Reddit: [28] http://goo.gl/P2mV1A * Hackage update, part 3 Domain: lambda.xyz, Score: 37, Comments: 13 Original: [29] http://goo.gl/sLHVfX On Reddit: [30] http://goo.gl/G7dHLc * Announce: The most complete prelude formed from only the "base" package Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 37, Comments: 55 Original: [31] http://goo.gl/lSoKVh On Reddit: [32] http://goo.gl/UeNUYL * New generic programming library (with paper accepted in WGP 2014) Domain: andres-loeh.de, Score: 34, Comments: 11 Original: [33] http://goo.gl/PgV7yV On Reddit: [34] http://goo.gl/qFOlLB * Ideal programming language for a new modern OS built from scratch? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 32, Comments: 63 Original: [35] http://goo.gl/eTkOFd On Reddit: [36] http://goo.gl/eTkOFd * Neil Mitchell's Haskell Blog: Optimisation with Continuations Domain: neilmitchell.blogspot.com.es, Score: 30, Comments: 15 Original: [37] http://goo.gl/lvo8Oa On Reddit: [38] http://goo.gl/haJyX4 * can we do better than cabal sandbox? Domain: self.haskell, Score: 30, Comments: 38 Original: [39] http://goo.gl/RS3j0s On Reddit: [40] http://goo.gl/RS3j0s Top StackOverflow Questions * Is there a monad that doesn't have a corresponding monad transformer (except IO)? votes: 37, answers: 1 Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/wBH70C * Arrows are exactly equivalent to applicative functors? votes: 21, answers: 3 Read on SO: [42] http://goo.gl/WRjQx0 * Why does GHC typecheck before desugaring? votes: 19, answers: 1 Read on SO: [43] http://goo.gl/EzaZVr * List of Functors votes: 15, answers: 3 Read on SO: [44] http://goo.gl/RmJvDC * Or-patterns in Haskell votes: 13, answers: 2 Read on SO: [45] http://goo.gl/ukvJm1 * What does this list permutations implementation in Haskell exactly do? votes: 12, answers: 2 Read on SO: [46] http://goo.gl/CXOCch * Should Latitude, Longitude and Elevation have their own type in Haskell? votes: 12, answers: 2 Read on SO: [47] http://goo.gl/fkElae * Haskell List Comprehension Speed Inconsistencies votes: 12, answers: 1 Read on SO: [48] http://goo.gl/0o4rwI * What are some examples of type-level programming? [closed] votes: 11, answers: 3 Read on SO: [49] http://goo.gl/fowZ6b * QuickCheck Gen is not a monad votes: 11, answers: 1 Read on SO: [50] http://goo.gl/hiJ0q8 Until next time, [51]+Daniel Santa Cruz References 1. http://new-www.haskell.org/ 2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a77f2/the_new_haskellorg_design/ 3. http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.8.3/html/users_guide/release-7-8-3.html 4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2af4jf/ghc783_is_out/ 5. http://engineering.silk.co/post/90354057868/announcing-rest-a-haskell-rest-f... 6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29h32i/announcing_rest_a_haskell_re... 7. https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Status/GHC-7.10.1 8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29v4lj/ghc_plans_for_7101/ 9. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unagi-chan-0.1.0.1 10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2adh2f/unagichan_fast_and_scalable_... 11. https://snowdrift.coop/ 12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29zw5j/come_practice_haskell_and_ma... 13. http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2014-June/114745.html 14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29jw0s/whats_wrong_with_string/ 15. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a9n0t/why_is_package_management_so... 16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a9n0t/why_is_package_management_so... 17. http://homepages.cwi.nl/~ploeg/papers/zseq.pdf 18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29i94o/re%EF%ACection_without_remor... 19. http://tel.github.io/2014/07/12/mutable_algorithms_in_immutable_languges_par... 20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ahorr/mutable_algorithms_in_immuta... 21. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a310v/where_is_haskell_going_in_in... 22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a310v/where_is_haskell_going_in_in... 23. http://ejenk.com/blog/why-dependently-typed-programming-will-one-day-rock-yo... 24. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29kv2y/why_dependently_typed_progra... 25. http://blog.jakubarnold.cz/2014/07/08/using-phantom-types-for-extra-safety.h... 26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a5duv/using_phantom_types_for_extr... 27. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a115h/designing_dependently_typed_... 28. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a115h/designing_dependently_typed_... 29. http://lambda.xyz/blog/hackage-part-3/ 30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2abi06/hackage_update_part_3/ 31. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-prelude 32. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ahq11/announce_the_most_complete_p... 33. http://www.andres-loeh.de/TrueSumsOfProducts/ 34. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a535x/new_generic_programming_libr... 35. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29tgjd/ideal_programming_language_f... 36. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29tgjd/ideal_programming_language_f... 37. http://neilmitchell.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/optimisation-with-continuations.... 38. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/29fjg4/neil_mitchells_haskell_blog_... 39. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a2ec7/can_we_do_better_than_cabal_... 40. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2a2ec7/can_we_do_better_than_cabal_... 41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24515876/is-there-a-monad-that-doesnt-hav... 42. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24668313/arrows-are-exactly-equivalent-to... 43. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24639279/why-does-ghc-typecheck-before-de... 44. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24589995/list-of-functors 45. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24700762/or-patterns-in-haskell 46. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24484348/what-does-this-list-permutations... 47. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24521976/should-latitude-longitude-and-el... 48. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24690406/haskell-list-comprehension-speed... 49. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24481113/what-are-some-examples-of-type-l... 50. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24481648/quickcheck-gen-is-not-a-monad 51. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about