--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haskell Weekly News http://sequence.complete.org/hwn/20080223 Issue 70 - February 23, 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to issue 70 of HWN, a newsletter covering developments in the [1]Haskell community. One hundred unique new and updated libraries and applications in the past two weeks, including mutable arrays, compression, games, web frameworks, data structures, a file system, Haskell tools, concurrency, graphics, cryptography, systems administration, signal processing, new guis and several audio libraries 1. http://haskell.org/ Hackage New and updated libraries in [2]the Hackage library database. 2. http://hackage.haskell.org/ * ArrayRef 0.1.2. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [3]ArrayRef: Unboxed references, dynamic arrays and more. * zlib 0.4.0.4. Uploaded by Duncan Coutts. [4]zlib: Compression and decompression in the gzip and zlib formats. * hetris 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [5]hetris: Text Tetris. * bzlib 0.4.0.3. Uploaded by Duncan Coutts. [6]bzlib: Compression and decompression in the bzip2 format. * HAppS-Server 0.9.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [7]HAppS-Server: Web related tools and services.. * HAppS-State 0.9.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [8]HAppS-State: Event-based distributed state.. * HAppS-Data 0.9.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [9]HAppS-Data: HAppS data manipulation libraries. * HAppS-IxSet 0.9.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [10]HAppS-IxSet: Added by DavidHimmelstrup, Fri Feb 22 15:18:20 PST 2008.. * HAppS-Util 0.9.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [11]HAppS-Util: Web framework. * Ranged-sets 0.2.0. Uploaded by Paul Johnson. [12]Ranged-sets: Ranged sets for Haskell. 3. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/ArrayRef-0.1.2 4. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/zlib-0.4.0.4 5. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hetris-0.1 6. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/bzlib-0.4.0.3 7. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HAppS-Server-0.9.... 8. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HAppS-State-0.9.2 9. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HAppS-Data-0.9.2 10. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HAppS-IxSet-0.9.2 11. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HAppS-Util-0.9.2 12. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Ranged-sets-0.2.0 * halfs 0.2. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [13]halfs: Haskell File System. * sessions 2008.2.22. Uploaded by Matthew Sackman. [14]sessions: Session Types for Haskell. * infix 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [15]infix: Infix expression re-parsing (for HsParser library). * reify 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [16]reify: Serialize data. * highWaterMark 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [17]highWaterMark: Memory usage statistics. * hinvaders 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [18]hinvaders: Space Invaders. * baskell 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [19]baskell: An interpreter for a small functional language. * control-event 0.2. Uploaded by Thomas DuBuisson. [20]control-event: Event scheduling system.. * nymphaea 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [21]nymphaea: An interactive GUI for manipulating L-systems. * hopenssl 1.0. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [22]hopenssl: FFI bindings to OpenSSL's EVP digest interface. 13. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/halfs-0.2 14. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/sessions-2008.2.2... 15. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/infix-0.1 16. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/reify-0.1 17. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/highWaterMark-0.1 18. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hinvaders-0.1 19. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/baskell-0.1 20. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/control-event-0.2 21. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/nymphaea-0.1 22. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hopenssl-1.0 * Monadius 0.91. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [23]Monadius: 2-D arcade scroller. * postmaster 0.1. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [24]postmaster: Postmaster ESMTP Server. * hsyslog 1.2. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [25]hsyslog: FFI interface to syslog(3) from POSIX.1-2001.. * hsemail 1.2. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [26]hsemail: Internet Message Parsers. * hsdns 1.3. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [27]hsdns: Asynchronous DNS Resolver. * funcmp 1.1. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [28]funcmp: Functional MetaPost. * streamproc 1.1. Uploaded by Peter Simons. [29]streamproc: Stream Processer Arrow. * pugs-HsSyck 0.41. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [30]pugs-HsSyck: Fast, lightweight YAML loader and dumper. * HsSyck 0.42. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [31]HsSyck: Fast, lightweight YAML loader and dumper. * mohws 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [32]mohws: Modular Haskell Web Server. 23. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Monadius-0.91 24. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/postmaster-0.1 25. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hsyslog-1.2 26. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hsemail-1.2 27. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hsdns-1.3 28. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/funcmp-1.1 29. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/streamproc-1.1 30. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/pugs-HsSyck-0.41 31. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HsSyck-0.42 32. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/mohws-0.1 * HsJudy 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [33]HsJudy: Judy bindings, and some nice APIs. * probability 0.2.1. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [34]probability: Probabilistic Functional Programming. * dsp 0.2.1. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [35]dsp: Haskell Digital Signal Processing. * pugs-hsregex 1.0. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [36]pugs-hsregex: Haskell PCRE binding. * ListLike 1.0.1. Uploaded by John Goerzen. [37]ListLike: Generic support for list-like structures. * SDL-gfx 0.5.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [38]SDL-gfx: Binding to libSDL_gfx. * SDL-ttf 0.5.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [39]SDL-ttf: Binding to libSDL_ttf. * SDL-mixer 0.5.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [40]SDL-mixer: Binding to libSDL_mixer. * SDL-image 0.5.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [41]SDL-image: Binding to libSDL_image. * SDL 0.5.2. Uploaded by David Himmelstrup. [42]SDL: Binding to libSDL. 33. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HsJudy-0.1 34. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/probability-0.2.1 35. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/dsp-0.2.1 36. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/pugs-hsregex-1.0 37. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/ListLike-1.0.1 38. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/SDL-gfx-0.5.2 39. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/SDL-ttf-0.5.2 40. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/SDL-mixer-0.5.2 41. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/SDL-image-0.5.2 42. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/SDL-0.5.2 * DeepArrow 0.2. Uploaded by Conal Elliott. [43]DeepArrow: Arrows for "deep application". * GuiTV 0.4. Uploaded by Conal Elliott. [44]GuiTV: GUIs for Tangible Values. * Shellac-compatline 0.9. Uploaded by Robert Dockins. [45]Shellac-compatline: "compatline" backend module for Shellac. * WordNet 0.1.2. Uploaded by Max Rabkin. [46]WordNet: Haskell interface to the WordNet database. * lazyarray 0.1.3. Uploaded by Milan Straka. [47]lazyarray: Efficient implementation of lazy monolithic arrays (lazy in indexes).. * GenI 0.16.1. Uploaded by Eric Kow. [48]GenI: A natural language generator (specifically, an FB-LTAG surface realiser). * libGenI 0.16.1. Uploaded by Eric Kow. [49]libGenI: A natural language generator (specifically, an FB-LTAG surface realiser). * alsa-midi 0.3.1. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [50]alsa-midi: Bindings for the ALSA sequencer API (MIDI stuff). * midi 0.0.5. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [51]midi: Handling of MIDI messages and files. * event-list 0.0.6. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [52]event-list: Event lists with relative or absolute time stamps. 43. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/DeepArrow-0.2 44. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/GuiTV-0.4 45. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Shellac-compatlin... 46. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/WordNet-0.1.2 47. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/lazyarray-0.1.3 48. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/GenI-0.16.1 49. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/libGenI-0.16.1 50. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/alsa-midi-0.3.1 51. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/midi-0.0.5 52. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/event-list-0.0.6 * numeric-quest 0.1.1. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [53]numeric-quest: Math and quantum mechanics. * markov-chain 0.0.2. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [54]markov-chain: Markov Chains for generating random sequences with a user definable behaviour.. * hmp3 1.5.1. Uploaded by Don Stewart. [55]hmp3: An ncurses mp3 player written in Haskell. * TypeIlluminator 0.0. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [56]TypeIlluminator: TypeIlluminator is a prototype tool exploring debugging of type errors/. * Takusen 0.7. Uploaded by Don Stewart. [57]Takusen: Database library with left-fold interface, for PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite, ODBC.. * carray 0.1.2. Uploaded by Jed Brown. [58]carray: A C-compatible array library.. * jack 0.5. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [59]jack: Bindings for the JACK Audio Connection Kit. * non-negative 0.0.1. Uploaded by Henning Thielemann. [60]non-negative: Non-negative numbers. * RJson 0.3.3. Uploaded by Alex Drummond. [61]RJson: A reflective JSON serializer/parser.. * clevercss 0.1.1. Uploaded by Georg Brandl. [62]clevercss: A CSS preprocessor. 53. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/numeric-quest-0.1... 54. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/markov-chain-0.0.... 55. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hmp3-1.5.1 56. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/TypeIlluminator-0... 57. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Takusen-0.7 58. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/carray-0.1.2 59. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/jack-0.5 60. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/non-negative-0.0.... 61. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/RJson-0.3.3 62. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/clevercss-0.1.1 * fft 0.1.1. Uploaded by Jed Brown. [63]fft: Bindings to the FFTW library.. * storable-complex 0.1. Uploaded by Jed Brown. [64]storable-complex: Storable instance for Complex. * winerror 0.1. Uploaded by Felix Martini. [65]winerror: Error handling for foreign calls to the Windows API.. * linkchk 0.0.2. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [66]linkchk: linkchk is a network interface link ping monitor.. * popenhs 1.0.0. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [67]popenhs: popenhs is a popen-like library for Haskell.. * Flippi 0.0.3. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [68]Flippi: Wiki. * DisTract 0.2.5. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [69]DisTract: Distributed Bug Tracking System. * goa 3.0. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [70]goa: GHCi bindings to lambdabot. * hinstaller 2008.2.16. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [71]hinstaller: Installer wrapper for Haskell applications. * GeoIp 0.1. Uploaded by Stephen Cook. [72]GeoIp: Pure bindings for the MaxMind IP database.. 63. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/fft-0.1.1 64. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/storable-complex-... 65. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/winerror-0.1 66. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/linkchk-0.0.2 67. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/popenhs-1.0.0 68. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Flippi-0.0.3 69. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/DisTract-0.2.5 70. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/goa-3.0 71. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hinstaller-2008.2... 72. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/GeoIp-0.1 * hpodder 1.1.2. Uploaded by John Goerzen. [73]hpodder: Podcast Aggregator (downloader). * wxcore 0.10.2. Uploaded by Eric Kow. [74]wxcore: wxHaskell core. * wx 0.10.2. Uploaded by Eric Kow. [75]wx: wxHaskell. * flow2dot 0.3. Uploaded by Dmitry Astapov. [76]flow2dot: Generates sequence diagrams from textual descriptions. * strict-concurrency 0.2. Uploaded by Donald Stewart. [77]strict-concurrency: Strict concurrency abstractions. * TV 0.4. Uploaded by Conal Elliott. [78]TV: Tangible Values -- composable interfaces. * geniconvert 0.15. Uploaded by Eric Kow. [79]geniconvert: Conversion utility for the GenI generator. * ctemplate 0.1. Uploaded by Adam Langley. [80]ctemplate: Binding to the Google ctemplate library. * arrows 0.4. Uploaded by Ross Paterson. [81]arrows: Arrow classes and transformers. * lhs2tex 1.13. Uploaded by Andres Loeh. [82]lhs2tex: Preprocessor for typesetting Haskell sources with LaTeX. 73. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hpodder-1.1.2 74. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/wxcore-0.10.2 75. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/wx-0.10.2 76. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/flow2dot-0.3 77. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/strict-concurrenc... 78. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/TV-0.4 79. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/geniconvert-0.15 80. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/ctemplate-0.1 81. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/arrows-0.4 82. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/lhs2tex-1.13 * NGrams 1.1. Uploaded by Justin Bailey. [83]NGrams: Simple application for calculating n-grams using Google.. * lambdabot 4.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [84]lambdabot: A multi-talented IRC bot. * HsOpenSSL 0.4. Uploaded by Masatake Daimon. [85]HsOpenSSL: (Part of) OpenSSL binding for Haskell. * network-minihttp 0.1. Uploaded by Adam Langley. [86]network-minihttp: A very minimal webserver. * ZFS 0.0. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [87]ZFS: Oleg's Zipper FS. * fst 0.9. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [88]fst: Finite state transducers. * haskell-in-space 0.1. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [89]haskell-in-space: 'Asteroids' arcade games.. * unix-pty-light 0.1. Uploaded by Stuart Cook. [90]unix-pty-light: POSIX pseudo-terminal support. * bot 0.1. Uploaded by Conal Elliott. [91]bot: bots for functional reactive programming. * Hedi 0.1. Uploaded by Paolo Veronelli. [92]Hedi: Line oriented editor. 83. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/NGrams-1.1 84. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/lambdabot-4.1 85. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/HsOpenSSL-0.4 86. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/network-minihttp-... 87. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/ZFS-0.0 88. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/fst-0.9 89. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/haskell-in-space-... 90. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/unix-pty-light-0.... 91. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/bot-0.1 92. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/Hedi-0.1 * network-bytestring 0.1.1.2. Uploaded by Johan Tibell. [93]network-bytestring: Fast and memory efficient low-level networking. * leksah 0.1.1. Uploaded by Juergen NicklischFranken. [94]leksah: Haskell IDE written in Haskell. * nano-hmac 0.2.0. Uploaded by Hitesh Jasani. [95]nano-hmac: Bindings to OpenSSL HMAC.. * monadenv 0.0-2005-02-14. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [96]monadenv: Added by GwernBranwen, Sun Feb 10 20:15:11 PST 2008.. * blockio 0.0-2006-02-03. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [97]blockio: Block-oriented I/O Driver. * child 0.0-2005-02-14. Uploaded by Gwern Branwen. [98]child: Added by GwernBranwen, Sun Feb 10 19:35:20 PST 2008.. * highlighting-kate 0.2.1. Uploaded by John MacFarlane. [99]highlighting-kate: Syntax highlighting. 93. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/network-bytestrin... 94. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/leksah-0.1.1 95. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/nano-hmac-0.2.0 96. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/monadenv-0.0-2005... 97. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/blockio-0.0-2006-... 98. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/child-0.0-2005-02... 99. http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/highlighting-kate... Blog noise [100]Haskell news from the [101]blogosphere. 100. http://planet.haskell.org/ 101. http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Blog_articles * [102]Unit testing is not a substitute for static typing * [103]Misunderstandings about Erlang (and functional programming) * [104]Simple UNIX tools in OCaml * [105]The Evolution of the Imperative Programmer * [106]Onageristic speculation * [107]Rotating args in Haskell and Ruby block style programming * [108]Terse and verbose variable names in Haskell * [109]Pysec: Monadic Combinatoric Parsing in Python (aka Parsec in Python) * [110]Haskell and C structures 102. http://pinderkent.blogsavy.com/archives/154 103. http://tim-watson.blogspot.com/2008/02/ok-so-there-seem-to-be-few.html 104. http://fhtr.blogspot.com/2008/02/simple-unix-tools-in-ocaml.html 105. http://matburt.net/?p=33 106. http://pozorvlak.livejournal.com/91293.html 107. http://www.jasani.org/2008/02/rotating-args-in-haskell-and-ruby-block.html 108. http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/02/12/measuring-the-challen... 109. http://www.valuedlessons.com/2008/02/pysec-monadic-combinatoric-parsing-in.h... 110. http://therning.org/magnus/archives/315 * [111]Haskell on Windows * [112]Haskell, HDBC and Sqlite * [113]Parsec and zippers for interpreters * [114]Playing with monad transformers * [115]Code CAN be beautiful * [116]Elegance and Power * [117]Why don't you use Haskell? * [118]Functional control flow * [119]Programs as functions and how I/O can fit in nicely * [120]Elegance and power 111. http://therning.org/magnus/archives/338 112. http://www.jasani.org/2008/02/haskell-hdbc-and-sqlite.html 113. http://sabbatical-year.blogspot.com/2008/01/brainfuck-its-last-one-i-promise... 114. http://sabbatical-year.blogspot.com/2008/02/playing-with-monad-transformers.... 115. http://basildoncoder.com/blog/2008/02/22/code-can-be-beautiful/ 116. http://research.swtch.com/2008/02/elegance-and-power.html 117. http://reddit.com/info/69jbs/comments/ 118. http://neilmitchell.blogspot.com/2008/01/functional-flow-control.html 119. http://qplqyer.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/programs-as-functions-and-how-io-can... 120. http://research.swtch.com/2008/02/elegance-and-power.html * [121]How important is elegance? * [122]Types, named (was: 'Name that type!'), plus two more questions * [123]Code CAN Be Beautiful * [124]True unions * [125]The craft of functional programming :: review 121. http://progjournal.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-important-is-elegance.html 122. http://blog.jbapple.com/2008/02/types-named-was-name-that-type-plus-two.html 123. http://basildoncoder.com/blog/2008/02/22/code-can-be-beautiful/ 124. http://calculist.blogspot.com/2008/02/true-unions.html 125. http://clipboarded.blogspot.com/2008/02/craft-of-functional-programming-revi... Quotes of the Week * Erik Engbrecht: The key to language success is making it powerful enough for a couple cowboys to do the work of an entire team in a shorter period of time. Selling fast and cheap is easy. If you have enough fast and cheap, the business people won't care if you are making it out of bubble-gum and duct-tape, because you are giving them what they want. * pozorvlak: I'm going to make what should be an uncontroversial statement: if you don't understand and use monads, you are at best a quarter of a Haskell programmer. 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