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Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by orjan »

trymas wrote: post #5

I would like to see some demo version, as 20€ is a bit too much to drop. Looks cool, lots of inspiration from swift playgrounds. Though, aren't there any open source alternatives (I have never tried haskell), probably similar to ipython (jupyter) stack?

At https://www.haskell.org/, you can try Haskell in the browser. You can also find binary distributions here.

Also, this book is supposed to be a good intro to Haskell: http://learnyouahaskell.com/

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by carterschonwald »

This looks like it's by Manuel Chakravarty. He's a long time Haskell contributor / researcher. His research lab is responsible for a huge chunk of array fusion related research that's happened using Haskell over the years.

Given the baked in support for sprite kit, I presume that this is an evolution of the tools he used to teach his young ones how to write games.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by fredo699 »

paublyrne wrote: post #19
txdv wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much vodka can you buy with 25$?

I'm sure didn't mean for your comment to sound like a cultural slur, but it sort of sounds like one.

Oh, shut up. No one cares. It's not a slur.

The man makes a small joke about Vodka? Wow. So racist. He basically wants to kill all Russians.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by orjan »

txdv wrote: post #17
szastupov wrote: post #16

Looks amazing, I really want to try it. Maybe a trial version? Because with current exchange rates in Russia, $24.99 is a shitload of rubles :)

How much vodka can you buy with 25$?

According to [1], half a litre of vodka is ~$2.70. $25 would get you approx. 4.6 litres of vodka.

[1]http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31109471

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by zoul »

gamache wrote: post #28

As required by the Mac App Store, Haskell for Mac is sandboxed. Consequently, Haskell code executed in a Haskell for Mac playground cannot access any data except for Haskell for Mac documents, the app container, and those system files white-listed by the operating system. Any attempt to access other files or to initiate a network connection will be rejected by the operating system. This seems unnecessarily crippling.…

Yes, it’s required. Only some apps are exempt from sandboxing because they existed before sandboxing was introduced. You can also reach out of the sandbox through some user actions, for example opening a file using the system file picker gives you permissions to access this file. Yes, it’s a big constraint. For some apps it’s a show-stopper. As user I mostly welcome it because of the additional protection it gets me.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by zoul »

amelius wrote: post #29

Why do we still have platform-specific applications in 2015? Any good software engineering environment should set an example and show that we do not need to live by such artificial restrictions.

Because there’s no environment that would give you native-like experience on multiple platforms without extra work. And developers have limited resources, even in 2015.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by tempodox »

gamache wrote: post #28

As required by the Mac App Store, Haskell for Mac is sandboxed. Consequently, Haskell code executed in a Haskell for Mac playground cannot access any data except for Haskell for Mac documents, the app container, and those system files white-listed by the operating system. Any attempt to access other files or to initiate a network connection will be rejected by the operating system. This seems unnecessarily crippling.…

Exhibit A for how questionable this Sandboxing is when it comes to things like programming languages. And exhibit A for how Mac is becoming a household appliance instead of a general-purpose computer that YOU own and do with what YOU want. If you want to own your Mac you need to stay away from the AppStore at the very least, and ideally build all your shit yourself.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by mathetic »

trymas wrote: post #5

I would like to see some demo version, as 20€ is a bit too much to drop. Looks cool, lots of inspiration from swift playgrounds. Though, aren't there any open source alternatives (I have never tried haskell), probably similar to ipython (jupyter) stack?

And let's not forget GHCi, which you get when you install Glasgow Haskell Compiler. It's a REPL and one of the best ways to play with Haskell.

Re: Haskell for Mac

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Post by sgt »

orjan wrote: post #34
txdv wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much vodka can you buy with 25$?

According to [1], half a litre of vodka is ~$2.70. $25 would get you approx. 4.6 litres of vodka. [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31109471

Because Russians are only concerned with buying more vodka. How much is a piece of bread or a chicken?
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