Positively brilliant. What else can be said? Time for Brent to sign a "Haskell recipes" deal with O'Reilly (or whatever the next normal book should be).<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 4:29 AM, Brent Yorgey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:byorgey@seas.upenn.edu">byorgey@seas.upenn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi all,<br>
<br>
If you've noticed the lack of a HWN this week, that's because I've<br>
been doggedly finishing my article entitled 'The Typeclassopedia',<br>
which I have just submitted for publication in the Monad.Reader.<br>
Here's the abstract:<br>
<br>
The standard Haskell libraries feature a number of type classes<br>
with algebraic or categorical underpinnings. Becoming a fluent<br>
Haskell hacker requires intimate familiarity with them all, yet<br>
acquiring this familiarity often involves combing through a<br>
mountain of tutorials, blog posts, mailing list archives, and IRC<br>
logs.<br>
<br>
The goal of this article is to serve as a starting point for the<br>
student of Haskell wishing to gain a firm grasp of its standard<br>
type classes. The essentials of each type class are introduced,<br>
with examples, commentary, and extensive references for further<br>
reading.<br>
<br>
My hope is that this will be a valuable resource to the Haskell<br>
community, especially those who are learning. Any feedback would be<br>
greatly appreciated, especially if it helps improve the article before<br>
publication. A draft can be found here:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~byorgey/papers/typeclassopedia-draft-090216.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~byorgey/papers/typeclassopedia-draft-090216.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Also see my blog post for a bit more info:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://byorgey.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/the-typeclassopedia-request-for-feedback/" target="_blank">http://byorgey.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/the-typeclassopedia-request-for-feedback/</a><br>
<br>
happy haskelling!<br>
-Brent<br>
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