Comments on: Haskell Eye for the Ruby Guy http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/ Meditations on programming, startups, and technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Luca http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-305 Luca Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:12:50 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-305 I have been learning Haskell in my spare-time for a couple of months so far and have been reading "Yet another Haskell Tutorial" available here: <a href='http://www.cs.utah.edu/' rel="nofollow">http://www.cs.utah.edu/</a>~hal/docs/daume02yaht.pdf I think it's a very good book. It's worth reading. I think I really like this programming language and the whole functional programming approach. I have been learning Haskell in my spare-time for a couple of months so far and have been reading “Yet another Haskell Tutorial” available here: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~hal/docs/daume02yaht.pdf
I think it’s a very good book. It’s worth reading.
I think I really like this programming language and the whole functional programming approach.

]]> By: Lorenzo http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-275 Lorenzo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-275 It would be really interesting to see a semantic comparison of Haskell vs. Ruby/Python that goes beyond the algorithmic trivias of quicksort implementations. Something like solving a difficult problem and an ordinary problem (such as database web frontends). It would be really interesting to see a semantic comparison of Haskell vs. Ruby/Python that goes beyond the algorithmic trivias of quicksort implementations.

Something like solving a difficult problem and an ordinary problem (such as database web frontends).

]]> By: Federico http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-276 Federico Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-276 I was about to decide which of these two functional languages pick as the next learning step. Now that I've read your article I'll definitely go fo Haskell! Thanks! :) I was about to decide which of these two functional languages pick as the next learning step. Now that I’ve read your article I’ll definitely go fo Haskell!
Thanks! :)

]]> By: Adrian http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-277 Adrian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-277 I agree with Federico; I was wondering which language to learn this year, and you helped me take the final choice! I agree with Federico; I was wondering which language to learn this year, and you helped me take the final choice!

]]> By: David http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-278 David Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-278 I read always your blog and I didn't see this one coming. Now I feel the urge to check out Haskell right away. You're inspiring as always. I read always your blog and I didn’t see this one coming. Now I feel the urge to check out Haskell right away. You’re inspiring as always.

]]> By: Daco http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-279 Daco Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-279 Programming in Haskell by Graham Hutton is a good introductory new book. Programming in Haskell by Graham Hutton is a good introductory new book.

]]> By: Brian Yamabe http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-280 Brian Yamabe Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-280 Does anyone know of Haskell being used in production? Are those who have been swayed to try Haskell doing so because it is the bigger challenge? I'm going with Erlang because of my interest in concurrency, its use in production, and the Pragmatic book (is it being called the Crosswalk book yet?). Does anyone know of Haskell being used in production? Are those who have been swayed to try Haskell doing so because it is the bigger challenge? I’m going with Erlang because of my interest in concurrency, its use in production, and the Pragmatic book (is it being called the Crosswalk book yet?).

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-281 Antonio Cangiano Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-281 Hi Brian, "this wiki page":http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_industry has some details about companies employing Haskell for commercial use. :) Hi Brian,
“this wiki page”:http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_industry has some details about companies employing Haskell for commercial use. :)

]]> By: sean http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-282 sean Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-282 @Lorenzo: Yeah! Maybe you could write a fibonacci function!! Or FizzBuzz!!! ;) If you want a taste of what "real" Haskell code looks like, check out the source of Darcs, Pugs, or GHC. @Lorenzo: Yeah! Maybe you could write a fibonacci function!! Or FizzBuzz!!! ;)

If you want a taste of what “real” Haskell code looks like, check out the source of Darcs, Pugs, or GHC.

]]> By: emk http://programmingzen.com/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-283 emk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://72.52.169.158/~antonioc/2007/03/13/haskell-eye-for-the-ruby-guy/#comment-283 I couldn't agree with you more about concurrency. We're going to have to deeply reconsider the way we think about mutable state. Erlang is absolutely fascinating, and the new Pragmatic Press book is great. I can't wait until the final chapters are written. But like you, I've been focusing on Haskell lately. I've been impressed at how many neat ideas there are in Haskell, and how closely everything is tied to math. Here are two cool things I learned recently: * <a href='http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2007/02/10/map-fusion-and-haskell-performance'>Map fusion: algebraic optimization</a> * <a href='http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2007/02/22/bayes-rule-and-drug-tests'>Bayesian inference using monads</a> Now if only I could figure out how to build a reasonable monad DSL in Ruby! I couldn’t agree with you more about concurrency. We’re going to have to deeply reconsider the way we think about mutable state.

Erlang is absolutely fascinating, and the new Pragmatic Press book is great. I can’t wait until the final chapters are written.

But like you, I’ve been focusing on Haskell lately. I’ve been impressed at how many neat ideas there are in Haskell, and how closely everything is tied to math.

Here are two cool things I learned recently:

* Map fusion: algebraic optimization
* Bayesian inference using monads

Now if only I could figure out how to build a reasonable monad DSL in Ruby!

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