Himerge (and Haskell) out to the street!
"Long ago I decided to help taking Haskell a bit more outside of its own walls; I mean, it is not fair that Haskell applications and tools _only_ have to be used by Haskell programmers (this is...
View ArticleOur writing is now complete!
"I just posted the last chapter we had left to write, Profiling and optimisation. Please get your comments in by the end of Tuesday, September 2! The response to the previous two has been excellent; we...
View ArticleAdventures in Haskell
"So, the last few weeks I’ve been learning the Haskell programming language, and thought I’d share my thoughts on it. Haskell is a pure functional programming language that supports lazy evaluation...
View ArticleMore Languages on top of Erlang Virtual Machine
"Erlang virtual machine – BEAM – hosts an increasing number of languages. Reia, a Python/Ruby like scripting language and Lisp Flavoured Erlang have recently been released. Debasish Ghosh reflects on...
View ArticleReal World Haskell Electronic Edition Now On Sale
« This easy-to-use, fast-moving tutorial introduces you to functional programming with Haskell. You'll learn how to use Haskell in a variety of practical ways, from short scripts to large and demanding...
View ArticleA Single Command to Get Started on Functional Programming
"Functional Programming is old. Ancient. Like right after FORTRAN. But it’s the future. Trust me, I’m named after the dude who knew about Jesus 700 years early. Seriously, it’s not going to take 700...
View Article[New Year’s Resolutions] List of languages worth learning & One New Language...
"The Pragmatic Programmers recommend learning a new programming language every year. I thought for a long time that this was a good idea, but didn't really act on it. Instead I'd dabble in a dozen...
View ArticleJohn Goerzen on Why You Should Learn Haskell
"John Goerzen is a co-author of Real World Haskell. In a recent interview with O'Reilly, he explained how the book came to be, the special magic which makes Haskell worth learning, and how to change...
View ArticleLearning Haskell through Category Theory, and Adventuring in Category Land...
«Two days ago, there was an interesting post by Andrzej Jaworski, entitled “[Haskell] Teach theory then Haskell as example,” [...] In my response, I listed the following publications on category...
View ArticleANNOUNCE: The Haskell Platform
"We're pleased to announce the first release of the Haskell Platform: a single, standard Haskell distribution for every system. Download the Haskell Platform 2009.2.0 installers and specification:...
View ArticleThe Programming Language with the Happiest Users
"Which languages make programmers the happiest? It’s clear that some languages are more popular than others, and many of us debate long and hard over the relative merits of Python vs Ruby, C vs Java or...
View ArticleAnnouncing a major revision of the Haskell text library
"I'm pleased to announce the availability of version 0.5 of text, a library that provides fast Unicode text handling for Haskell..."
View ArticleThe Haskell 2010 report is done!
« The Haskell 2010 report was published in July 2010, and is the current definition of the Haskell language. It is freely available online, in the following formats: ...»
View ArticleResults from the State of Haskell, 2010 Survey
"One week ago, I sent out a survey where I asked Haskell developers a few quick questions about their background and Haskell usage..."
View ArticleHimerge (and Haskell) out to the street!
"Long ago I decided to help taking Haskell a bit more outside of its own walls; I mean, it is not fair that Haskell applications and tools _only_ have to be used by Haskell programmers (this is...
View ArticleOur writing is now complete!
"I just posted the last chapter we had left to write, Profiling and optimisation. Please get your comments in by the end of Tuesday, September 2! The response to the previous two has been excellent; we...
View ArticleAdventures in Haskell
"So, the last few weeks I’ve been learning the Haskell programming language, and thought I’d share my thoughts on it. Haskell is a pure functional programming language that supports lazy evaluation...
View ArticleMore Languages on top of Erlang Virtual Machine
"Erlang virtual machine – BEAM – hosts an increasing number of languages. Reia, a Python/Ruby like scripting language and Lisp Flavoured Erlang have recently been released. Debasish Ghosh reflects on...
View ArticleReal World Haskell Electronic Edition Now On Sale
« This easy-to-use, fast-moving tutorial introduces you to functional programming with Haskell. You'll learn how to use Haskell in a variety of practical ways, from short scripts to large and demanding...
View ArticleA Single Command to Get Started on Functional Programming
"Functional Programming is old. Ancient. Like right after FORTRAN. But it’s the future. Trust me, I’m named after the dude who knew about Jesus 700 years early. Seriously, it’s not going to take 700...
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