New Releases A very fast BufferBuilder-based JSON encoder for Aeson. Encode JSON 2-5x faster than Aeson. https://hackage.haskell.org/package/buffer-builder-0.2.0.3 https://hackage.haskell.org/package/buffer-builder-aeson-0.2.0.3 http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wwbuj/announcing_bufferbuilder_enc... FLTK GUI bindings - Alpha release This library aims to make it easy for users to build native apps that work portably across platforms. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/fltkhs-0.1.0.0/docs/Graphics-UI-FLTK-LowL... Calls for Participation Primitive Haskell Originally this is a chapter in Mezzo Haskell, covering primitive operations, evaluation order and mutation. Michael Snoyman wants feedback on style and teaching approach. https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2015/02/primitive-haskell https://github.com/fpco/mezzohaskell Intermediate Haskell documentation proposal Michael Snoyman points out that Haskell community lacks middle-weight documentation beyond the levels of RWH and LYaH, or it is redundant, of varying quality and hard to find. He proposes to create conditions that will help Haskell community to write this documentation collectively. Part of Commercial Haskell effort. https://github.com/commercialhaskell/commercialhaskell/blob/master/proposal/... https://github.com/commercialhaskell/commercialhaskell https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/commercialhaskell/Ou00AvRdDTU Discussion GHC 7.10 will embody Plan FTP In the 11 day window ~800 people participated in the survey and 82% were in favour of Foldable/Traversable Proposal. https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2015-February/025009.html http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wx64g/ghc_710_will_use_plan_ftp/ Web development using Haskell A discussion of (micro)frameworks, active and (seemingly) dormant, and the ultimate minimalism. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wfap0/web_development_using_haskel... Free Monoids in Haskell Lists aren't! http://comonad.com/reader/2015/free-monoids-in-haskell/ https://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wqxqv/the_comonadreader_dan_doel_... Let's teach GHC idiom brackets! (| pureFunction (fetchWith some params) (fetchMore withOthers) |) vs pureFunction <$> fetchWith some params <*> fetchMore withOthers https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2015-February/118228.html http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wclln/haskellcafe_lets_teach_ghc_i... Is working with numeric formulas on Haskell a pain for anyone else? (/) and quot have different semantics, and this makes it hard to implement formulas. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2ws786/is_working_with_numeric_form... Monads in a non Functional Programming language X Haskell Fluid interfaces and Monads have little in common, although it might look like a lot. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wefft/monads_in_a_non_functional_p... Quotes of the Week "would require parens" in haskell world is like saying "would require taking lives" (chrisdone) "Functional programming beats all GOF Gang of Four patterns." (eniacsparc2xyz) http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wjtq5/haskell_actually_does_change... "… pure functional programming and HTTP are a match made in heaven (type Application = Request -> Response - it doesn't get any more sensible than that ;)) …" (tdammers) http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/2wfap0/web_development_using_haskel...