Name: Anonymous 2010-08-21 16:08
Do you like Haskell? I've been a big Haskell fan ever since the release of their 1998 work, The Haskell 98 Report. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on The Haskell 98 Report where Simon Peyton Jones's presence became more apparent. I think Wearing the Hair Shirt was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on composability. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding work. Christy, refactor that line of code. Observe the brilliant ensemble coding of Jones and Marlow. You can practically hear every nuance of every extension. Sabrina, remove that type class constraint. In terms of developmental craftsmanship, the sheer size, this compiler hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, compile it. Take the Data Parallel Haskell talk. In this talk, Simon Peyton Jones addresses the problems of composable and transparent parallel computation. XMonad is the most moving window manager of the 2000s, about space and efficiency. The window manager is extremely uplifting. Its features are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in OS X or Windows 7. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see the Databases are Categories presentation. Don Stewart's solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially efforts like Engineering Large Projects in a Functional Language, and The Haskell Platform. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, understand it. But I also think a Haskell programmer works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is QuickCheck, a great, great library, a personal favorite.