<div>Welcome to issue 241 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits</div><div>of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers the</div><div>week of August 12 to 18, 2012.</div><div><br></div><div>
Quotes of the Week</div><div><br></div><div> * monochrom: seq is a suggestion. pseq is an order.</div><div><br></div><div> * johnw: Haskell is like using a finely crafted blade to whittle</div><div> yourself a canoe, as your friends pass by on their cruise liner and</div>
<div> wonder what you're up to</div><div><br></div><div>Top Reddit Stories</div><div><br></div><div> * Yesod gets financial backing.</div><div> Domain: <a href="http://yesodweb.com">yesodweb.com</a>, Score: 76, Comments: 23</div>
<div> On Reddit: [1] <a href="http://goo.gl/isVxZ">http://goo.gl/isVxZ</a></div><div> Original: [2] <a href="http://goo.gl/aTtqC">http://goo.gl/aTtqC</a></div><div><br></div><div> * The category design pattern</div>
<div> Domain: <a href="http://haskellforall.com">haskellforall.com</a>, Score: 65, Comments: 32</div><div> On Reddit: [3] <a href="http://goo.gl/Owrgh">http://goo.gl/Owrgh</a></div><div> Original: [4] <a href="http://goo.gl/iDEen">http://goo.gl/iDEen</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * I remember the time before monads | free variable</div><div> Domain: <a href="http://free-variable.org">free-variable.org</a>, Score: 64, Comments: 5</div><div> On Reddit: [5] <a href="http://goo.gl/41Utn">http://goo.gl/41Utn</a></div>
<div> Original: [6] <a href="http://goo.gl/febU9">http://goo.gl/febU9</a></div><div><br></div><div> * GHC 7.6.1 Release Candidate 1</div><div> Domain: <a href="http://haskell.org">haskell.org</a>, Score: 55, Comments: 33</div>
<div> On Reddit: [7] <a href="http://goo.gl/weAei">http://goo.gl/weAei</a></div><div> Original: [8] <a href="http://goo.gl/QHtd7">http://goo.gl/QHtd7</a></div><div><br></div><div> * PVP: upper bounds are not our friends</div>
<div> Domain: <a href="http://haskell.org">haskell.org</a>, Score: 49, Comments: 94</div><div> On Reddit: [9] <a href="http://goo.gl/8ihwE">http://goo.gl/8ihwE</a></div><div> Original: [10] <a href="http://goo.gl/0YbGl">http://goo.gl/0YbGl</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * MongoDB on the hunt for Haskell Evangelist</div><div> Domain: <a href="http://haskellers.com">haskellers.com</a>, Score: 36, Comments: 17</div><div> On Reddit: [11] <a href="http://goo.gl/X1WLL">http://goo.gl/X1WLL</a></div>
<div> Original: [12] <a href="http://goo.gl/TYDdE">http://goo.gl/TYDdE</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Raspberry Pi in a Haskell Cloud</div><div> Domain: <a href="http://alenribic.com">alenribic.com</a>, Score: 33, Comments: 6</div>
<div> On Reddit: [13] <a href="http://goo.gl/esAHP">http://goo.gl/esAHP</a></div><div> Original: [14] <a href="http://goo.gl/me7ob">http://goo.gl/me7ob</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Practical Foundations for Programming Languages (first impressions)</div>
<div> Domain: <a href="http://blog.ezyang.com">blog.ezyang.com</a>, Score: 30, Comments: </div><div> On Reddit: [15] <a href="http://goo.gl/FjrY1">http://goo.gl/FjrY1</a></div><div> Original: [16] <a href="http://goo.gl/8AzpC">http://goo.gl/8AzpC</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * Scoutess GSoC project finished!</div><div> Domain: self.haskell, Score: 28, Comments: 4</div><div> On Reddit: [17] <a href="http://goo.gl/hRzvC">http://goo.gl/hRzvC</a></div><div> Original: [18] <a href="http://goo.gl/hRzvC">http://goo.gl/hRzvC</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Top StackOverflow Questions</div><div><br></div><div> * Subtype polymorphism in Haskell</div><div> votes: 17, answers: 2</div><div> Read on SO: [19] <a href="http://goo.gl/xERPq">http://goo.gl/xERPq</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * Is it possible to use a bracketing syntactic sugar for an </div><div> applicative functor?</div><div> votes: 14, answers: 2</div><div> Read on SO: [20] <a href="http://goo.gl/3EH63">http://goo.gl/3EH63</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * Useful operations on free arrows</div><div> votes: 11, answers: 0</div><div> Read on SO: [21] <a href="http://goo.gl/BQ6ry">http://goo.gl/BQ6ry</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Against cold boot attacks: how to restrain sensitive information in Haskell</div>
<div> votes: 9, answers: 1</div><div> Read on SO: [22] <a href="http://goo.gl/kUOn2">http://goo.gl/kUOn2</a></div><div><br></div><div> * GHCi and compiled code seem to behave differently</div><div> votes: 7, answers: 1</div>
<div> Read on SO: [23] <a href="http://goo.gl/q8yJi">http://goo.gl/q8yJi</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Implementing Iota in Haskell</div><div> votes: 7, answers: 1</div><div> Read on SO: [24] <a href="http://goo.gl/KonKf">http://goo.gl/KonKf</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * Understanding STG</div><div> votes: 6, answers: 1</div><div> Read on SO: [25] <a href="http://goo.gl/uQmKn">http://goo.gl/uQmKn</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Quickcheck for non-boolean tests</div>
<div> votes: 6, answers: 0</div><div> Read on SO: [26] <a href="http://goo.gl/on6jt">http://goo.gl/on6jt</a></div><div><br></div><div> * Screen capture in Haskell?</div><div> votes: 6, answers: 3</div><div>
Read on SO: [27] <a href="http://goo.gl/7xIX5">http://goo.gl/7xIX5</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> * typeclass challenge: having both variadic arguments and results</div><div> votes: 6, answers: 2</div><div> Read on SO: [28] <a href="http://goo.gl/8aA6Z">http://goo.gl/8aA6Z</a></div><div>
<br></div><div>Until next time,</div><div>Daniel Santa Cruz</div><div><br></div><div>References</div><div><br></div><div> 1. <a href="http://www.yesodweb.com/blog/2012/08/joining-forces-advance-haskell">http://www.yesodweb.com/blog/2012/08/joining-forces-advance-haskell</a></div>
<div> 2. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y62j3/yesod_gets_financial_backing/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y62j3/yesod_gets_financial_backing/</a></div><div> 3. <a href="http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/08/the-category-design-pattern.html">http://www.haskellforall.com/2012/08/the-category-design-pattern.html</a></div>
<div> 4. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yfhem/the_category_design_pattern/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yfhem/the_category_design_pattern/</a></div><div> 5. <a href="http://www.free-variable.org/2012/08/i-remember-the-time-before-monads/">http://www.free-variable.org/2012/08/i-remember-the-time-before-monads/</a></div>
<div> 6. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y87rh/i_remember_the_time_before_monads_free_variable/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y87rh/i_remember_the_time_before_monads_free_variable/</a></div>
<div> 7. <a href="http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2012-August/022671.html">http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-users/2012-August/022671.html</a></div><div> 8. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y3vzd/ghc_761_release_candidate_1/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y3vzd/ghc_761_release_candidate_1/</a></div>
<div> 9. <a href="http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2012-August/102885.html">http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2012-August/102885.html</a></div><div> 10. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/ydkcq/pvp_upper_bounds_are_not_our_friends/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/ydkcq/pvp_upper_bounds_are_not_our_friends/</a></div>
<div> 11. <a href="http://www.haskellers.com/jobs/18">http://www.haskellers.com/jobs/18</a></div><div> 12. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yc1no/mongodb_on_the_hunt_for_haskell_evangelist/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yc1no/mongodb_on_the_hunt_for_haskell_evangelist/</a></div>
<div> 13. <a href="http://alenribic.com/writings/post/raspberry-pi-in-a-haskell-cloud">http://alenribic.com/writings/post/raspberry-pi-in-a-haskell-cloud</a></div><div> 14. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/ydvn2/raspberry_pi_in_a_haskell_cloud/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/ydvn2/raspberry_pi_in_a_haskell_cloud/</a></div>
<div> 15. <a href="http://blog.ezyang.com/2012/08/practical-foundations-for-programming-languages/">http://blog.ezyang.com/2012/08/practical-foundations-for-programming-languages/</a></div><div> 16. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yda6c/practical_foundations_for_programming_languages/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/yda6c/practical_foundations_for_programming_languages/</a></div>
<div> 17. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y9v83/scoutess_gsoc_project_finished/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y9v83/scoutess_gsoc_project_finished/</a></div><div> 18. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y9v83/scoutess_gsoc_project_finished/">http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/y9v83/scoutess_gsoc_project_finished/</a></div>
<div> 19. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12002979/subtype-polymorphism-in-haskell">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12002979/subtype-polymorphism-in-haskell</a></div><div> 20. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12014524/is-it-possible-to-use-a-bracketing-syntactic-sugar-for-an-applicative-functor">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12014524/is-it-possible-to-use-a-bracketing-syntactic-sugar-for-an-applicative-functor</a></div>
<div> 21. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12001350/useful-operations-on-free-arrows">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12001350/useful-operations-on-free-arrows</a></div><div> 22. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11932246/against-cold-boot-attacks-how-to-restrain-sensitive-information-in-haskell">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11932246/against-cold-boot-attacks-how-to-restrain-sensitive-information-in-haskell</a></div>
<div> 23. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11926398/ghci-and-compiled-code-seem-to-behave-differently">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11926398/ghci-and-compiled-code-seem-to-behave-differently</a></div><div>
24. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11960809/implementing-iota-in-haskell">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11960809/implementing-iota-in-haskell</a></div><div> 25. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11921683/understanding-stg">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11921683/understanding-stg</a></div>
<div> 26. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942554/quickcheck-for-non-boolean-tests">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942554/quickcheck-for-non-boolean-tests</a></div><div> 27. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11963561/screen-capture-in-haskell">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11963561/screen-capture-in-haskell</a></div>
<div> 28. <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12014420/typeclass-challenge-having-both-variadic-arguments-and-results">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12014420/typeclass-challenge-having-both-variadic-arguments-and-results</a></div>
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