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I have read many times that you need a solid understanding of the Haskell implementation as well as various extension to make the code as performant as it is el

• kornish 11y ago
  Right now, that's truer than many would like. However, when GHC 8 (the new version of the compiler) drops in the next couple months, most of the performance tuning will involve putting a single line of code at the top of each performance-critical file. That line will make all evaluation within the file strict instead of lazy. A lot of the performance and predictability problems in Haskell come from its laziness, so the ability to toggle that on and off on a per-module (read: per-file) basis will be a game changer.
  • hellofunk 11y ago
    That does sound significant. I will be curious to hear more about that. Can you recommend a good go-to resource for all the latest news and discussions on Haskell?
    • kornish 11y ago
      Mostly I just read various people's blog posts and follow links (for example, I think I first found Stack on [1]). I also spend occasional time in the IRC, which can be useful but isn't a comprehensive news source by any means. I hear some of the mailings lists are informative - iirc there's a haskell-beginners one which will probably cover major updates in tooling, feature releases, and so on. Good luck! [1]: https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2015/08/new-in-depth-guide-stack https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2015/08/new-in-depth-guide-s...