User:MathematicalOrchid

Status: Enthusiastic Haskell newbie.

Main Interests:

• Using Haskell to write triposcopic mathematical algorithms in tiny amounts of code.
• Using Haskell to do seriously compute-bounded work in a multiprocessor setup.

Current Projects:

• Haskell to Java compiler. (Status: skeletal)
• Evlor — Interactive Haskell step-line debugger. (Status: broken/incomplete/major work required)
• Indoculate — Program to convert a single (custom) source to both HTML and LaTeX. (Status: medium-complete)

Projects On Hold:

• Sorting algorithm benchmarks.
• Audio DSP in Haskell.
• Haskell implementation of compression algorithms.
• Haskell SDL for POV-Ray.

Failed Projects:

• Haskell fractal generator.
• Haskell ray tracer.
• Haskell program to cause world peace.

Current Unsolved Questions:

• Why do Haskell language extensions exist?
• How do you do graphics in Haskell?
• Why does Hugs crash so much?
• How come (e.g.) Smalltalk provides 27 different types of collection, but Haskell only ever involves single-linked lists and binary trees?
• Is putStr xs1; putStr xs2 faster or slower than putStr (xs1 ++ xs2)?