Welcome to issue 256 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the weeks of January 20 to 26, 2013. Quotes of the Week * elliott: cmccann: unfortunately it is too perfect an abstraction to be useful. * SamanthaD: shachaf: you're one of those dirty imperative communists who want the state to dictate everything! * monochrom: I refuse camel case and mark zuckerberg. same level. not negotiable. * mauke: a newtype is like an existing type but wearing glasses and a fake mustache and a sign saying "you've never seen me before" Top Reddit Stories * Taking magic out of GHC or: Tracing compilation by transformation (intro to Core transformations, inlining,.. Domain: ics.p.lodz.pl, Score: 59, Comments: 2 On Reddit: [1] http://goo.gl/lJmsb Original: [2] http://goo.gl/IbJ5O * Introduction to Haskell IO Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 57, Comments: 26 On Reddit: [3] http://goo.gl/fPky4 Original: [4] http://goo.gl/Xymbr * The longest type signature I have ever seen (package Nussinov78) Domain: i.imgur.com, Score: 48, Comments: 26 On Reddit: [5] http://goo.gl/ePwNs Original: [6] http://goo.gl/B74yW * There is now a patch for the GHC runtime system which implements a scheduler which can handle threads with priorities. Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 47, Comments: 12 On Reddit: [7] http://goo.gl/22XgH Original: [8] http://goo.gl/8iC8w * Success story: novice haskeller moves console cursor with “netwire” FRP library Domain: danbst.wordpress.com, Score: 43, Comments: 8 On Reddit: [9] http://goo.gl/dm8ga Original: [10] http://goo.gl/Ue7pK * Haskell as pseudo code Domain: arxiv.org, Score: 33, Comments: 2 On Reddit: [11] http://goo.gl/JL8Mf Original: [12] http://goo.gl/5D4zV * Generalizing do notation Domain: self.haskell, Score: 28, Comments: 19 On Reddit: [13] http://goo.gl/teYAD Original: [14] http://goo.gl/teYAD * Tutorial: Up-front Unit Testing in Haskell Domain: github.com, Score: 26, Comments: 21 On Reddit: [15] http://goo.gl/kjzYJ Original: [16] http://goo.gl/oB2jg * The Design of a Practical Proof Checker for a Lazy Functional Language [PDF] Domain: people.cs.missouri.edu, Score: 26, Comments: On Reddit: [17] http://goo.gl/sj5Aj Original: [18] http://goo.gl/eEUOj * Introduction to Haskell, Lecture 2 is Live Domain: shuklan.com, Score: 24, Comments: 4 On Reddit: [19] http://goo.gl/1nUVv Original: [20] http://goo.gl/rCbfx * Hugs in your browser Domain: tryhaskell.org, Score: 24, Comments: 21 On Reddit: [21] http://goo.gl/zNtex Original: [22] http://goo.gl/wMPPW * Free functors - the reason Free and operational are not equivalent Domain: self.haskell, Score: 24, Comments: 12 On Reddit: [23] http://goo.gl/E7qe7 Original: [24] http://goo.gl/E7qe7 * Scribbling, smudging and smearing with Haskell Domain: self.haskell, Score: 22, Comments: 108 On Reddit: [25] http://goo.gl/KBw0V Original: [26] http://goo.gl/KBw0V * Touch and Keyboard API (announcing Elm 0.7.1) Domain: elm-lang.org, Score: 20, Comments: 3 On Reddit: [27] http://goo.gl/OhFaH Original: [28] http://goo.gl/rV9bU * (re)implementing the generalised Functor strength function using lenses. Domain: statusfailed.com, Score: 20, Comments: 3 On Reddit: [29] http://goo.gl/gEYHr Original: [30] http://goo.gl/TDX2A Top StackOverflow Questions * Can using UndecidableInstances pragma locally have global consequences on compilation termination? votes: 20, answers: 1 Read on SO: [31] http://goo.gl/PcQF1 * Why doesn't GHC Haskell support overloaded record parameter names? votes: 14, answers: 1 Read on SO: [32] http://goo.gl/BJ71T * How much does it cost for Haskell FFI to go into C and back? votes: 14, answers: 2 Read on SO: [33] http://goo.gl/kUCKn * Compile unsafe Haskell votes: 13, answers: 1 Read on SO: [34] http://goo.gl/nGaCX * Why GADT/existential data constructors cannot be used in lazy patterns? votes: 12, answers: 2 Read on SO: [35] http://goo.gl/zhpCh * Correct design for Haskell exception handling votes: 11, answers: 2 Read on SO: [36] http://goo.gl/zeWoH * How to use phase control of inlining in haskell? votes: 10, answers: 0 Read on SO: [37] http://goo.gl/dyuGI * Looking for resources that help testing a Haskell implementation for standard conformance votes: 9, answers: 1 Read on SO: [38] http://goo.gl/DL7vY * Generate a C struct based on a complex Haskell type votes: 8, answers: 1 Read on SO: [39] http://goo.gl/7E8OT * How to structure a Haskell project? votes: 7, answers: 1 Read on SO: [40] http://goo.gl/J4GuA * Difference between two functions creating a singleton list votes: 7, answers: 3 Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/ZXzw0 Until next time, Daniel Santa Cruz References 1. http://ics.p.lodz.pl/~stolarek/blog/2013/01/taking-magic-out-of-ghc-or-traci... 2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/17bu54/taking_magic_out_of_ghc_or_t... 3. http://www.haskellforall.com/2013/01/introduction-to-haskell-io.html 4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/17712e/introduction_to_haskell_io/ 5. http://i.imgur.com/Zv9JH9A.png 6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/178jwh/the_longest_type_signature_i... 7. http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7606 8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1725g0/there_is_now_a_patch_for_the... 9. http://danbst.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/novice-netwire-user/ 10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/173cxi/success_story_novice_haskell... 11. http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5076 12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/176xk0/haskell_as_pseudo_code/ 13. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/16zrsp/generalizing_do_notation/ 14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/16zrsp/generalizing_do_notation/ 15. https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/unit-test-example/blob/master/markdown/en/t... 16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/1750i9/tutorial_upfront_unit_testin... 17. http://people.cs.missouri.edu/~harrisonwl/papers/tfp2012.pdf 18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/179367/the_design_of_a_practical_pr... 19. http://shuklan.com/haskell 20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/172h5q/introduction_to_haskell_lect... 21. http://tryhaskell.org/hugs/ 22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/177a56/hugs_in_your_browser/ 23. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/17a33g/free_functors_the_reason_fre... 24. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/17a33g/free_functors_the_reason_fre... 25. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/175mxw/scribbling_smudging_and_smea... 26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/175mxw/scribbling_smudging_and_smea... 27. http://elm-lang.org/blog/announce/version-0.7.1.elm 28. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/179nwl/touch_and_keyboard_api_annou... 29. http://statusfailed.com/blog/2013/01/26/haskells-strength-generalising-with-... 30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/17b5ak/reimplementing_the_generalis... 31. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14476230/can-using-undecidableinstances-p... 32. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14422169/why-doesnt-ghc-haskell-support-o... 33. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14519905/how-much-does-it-cost-for-haskel... 34. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14429966/compile-unsafe-haskell 35. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14538255/why-gadt-existential-data-constr... 36. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14538294/correct-design-for-haskell-excep... 37. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14446368/how-to-use-phase-control-of-inli... 38. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14484569/looking-for-resources-that-help-... 39. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14500582/generate-a-c-struct-based-on-a-c... 40. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14421178/how-to-structure-a-haskell-proje... 41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14530555/difference-between-two-functions... 42. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about