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Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by QuercusMax » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC

eblume wrote: post #3

I just restarted my investigation of Haskell yesterday. This is very sad news. Haskell is a beautiful language, and while I still struggle to write even basic programs in it I can tell that every time I solve an issue I'm having I am becoming a smarter programmer. He will be missed!

I started learning it on Tuesday, via learnyouahaskell.com. Half of what makes Haskell impenetrable to a non-Haskellite is the syntax, IMO; now that I'm starting to grok that, it really is quite wonderful.

Very sad news indeed.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by innguest » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:11 PM UTC

Paul Hudak died after making a huge contribution to the world. The research field he set in motion will keep on benefiting people for decades to come.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by te » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:19 PM UTC

chipuni wrote: post #8

I guess he finally returned his value? (I know... too soon, too soon.)

Who woulda thunk it?

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by jollari » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:25 PM UTC

I've met and knew Paul for a time while I was in high school. Despite my interest then with CS, at that time, I had no idea until now that he was the inventor of Haskell or was involved in Computer Science at all.

Independent to his contributions to the industry that I now love; I knew him as an extremely friendly and energetic person. He was well liked by all who came in contact with him and his absence will be wide felt.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by creichert » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:26 PM UTC

QuercusMax wrote: post #11

eblume wrote: post #3

I just restarted my investigation of Haskell yesterday. This is very sad news. Haskell is a beautiful language, and while I still struggle to write even basic programs in it I can tell that every time I solve an issue I'm having I am becoming a smarter programmer. He will be missed!

I started learning it on Tuesday, via learnyouahaskell.com. Half of what makes Haskell impenetrable to a non-Haskellite is the syntax, IMO; now that I'm starting to grok that, it really is quite wonderful. Very sad news indeed.

The syntax takes some getting used to but it's useful to point out that the core language is pretty small.

Here are some links which might help:

http://www.haskellforall.com/2014/10/how-to-desugar-haskell-...

https://github.com/kqr/gists/blob/master/articles/simple-syn...

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:46 PM UTC

chipuni wrote: post #8

I guess he finally returned his value? (I know... too soon, too soon.)

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Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by jayaraj » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:48 PM UTC

I first learnt Haskell more than a decade back while working on a project at the Indian Institute of Science. Profoundly changed my perspective on programming.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by chaostheory » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:57 PM UTC

Beyond the memories of his friends and family, he'll live forever through his great work. I would think that's what most of us strive for.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by noblethrasher » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 5:58 PM UTC

The Haskell School of Expression is a beautiful book that I recommend to anyone that wants to learn Haskell, or to just appreciate functional programming.

Also, I motion for a black bar.

Re: Paul Hudak, co-creator of Haskell, has died

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Post by ghc » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 6:03 PM UTC

I had the fortune to work down the hall from Paul a couple of years ago. There was some confusion as to whether he had died yet when I got an email about the link I posted a few days ago, so today I find myself mourning for a second time over the death of a truly bright light who touched many people's lives.