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There is one particular use of IRC channels that is insanely useful, that I'd like to share. On various programming language channels, there are ad-hoc express

by dserban 13y ago

There is one particular use of IRC channels that is insanely useful, that I'd like to share. On various programming language channels, there are ad-hoc expression evaluation bots that experienced people use to guide newcomers through the intricacies of the language. If you're new to Haskell, for example, what you can do is grab the logs for the past 3 years, grep for "> " (used to invoke the evaluator) and you have instant insight into how an experienced Haskeller's mind works. It can speed up your learning by a factor of 10 compared to reading papers / blogs / formal tutorials. I know because it did this for me.

agumonkey 13y ago
excerpt of #haskell quality of life https://gist.github.com/quchen/5280339 https://gist.github.com/quchen/5280339
- emhart 13y ago
  "< quchen> Haskell is invariant under gender. Really!" Some great stuff in there :)
  - quchen 13y ago
    I think merijn got the highscore in the conversation though :-P
    - pdpi 13y ago
      I think the whole channel joining in on the "we're going to troll you back by being super nice" is the real winner.
      - agumonkey 13y ago
        And turning half-trolls into students like an Aikido move.
- rfrey 13y ago
  < xQuasar> i just want to get kicked out of a bunch of channels for fun 13:20 < xQuasar> why is no one cooperating with me So brilliant.
- eldondev 13y ago
  < Iceland_jack> xQuasar: We are cooperating with you, you're just not aware that your goal is learning Haskell Hilarious with 1984 undertones. I love it!
chongli 13y ago
Yes, I definitely recommend the #haskell IRC channel on Freenode. It is such a friendly place where everyone is eager to help. I have learned a great many things from my time there. It's one of the biggest reasons to learn the Haskell language!
judk 13y ago
Today you can just follow HaskellTips on twitter. Much less hassle and clutter
LukeHoersten 13y ago
#haskell on Freenode is one of the best IRC channels I've ever used. Great people and very helpful.

by dserban 13y ago

agumonkey 13y ago

excerpt of #haskell quality of life https://gist.github.com/quchen/5280339 https://gist.github.com/quchen/5280339

emhart 13y ago
"< quchen> Haskell is invariant under gender. Really!" Some great stuff in there :)
- quchen 13y ago
  I think merijn got the highscore in the conversation though :-P
  - pdpi 13y ago
    I think the whole channel joining in on the "we're going to troll you back by being super nice" is the real winner.
    - agumonkey 13y ago
      And turning half-trolls into students like an Aikido move.
rfrey 13y ago
< xQuasar> i just want to get kicked out of a bunch of channels for fun 13:20 < xQuasar> why is no one cooperating with me So brilliant.
eldondev 13y ago
< Iceland_jack> xQuasar: We are cooperating with you, you're just not aware that your goal is learning Haskell Hilarious with 1984 undertones. I love it!

chongli 13y ago

Yes, I definitely recommend the #haskell IRC channel on Freenode. It is such a friendly place where everyone is eager to help. I have learned a great many things from my time there. It's one of the biggest reasons to learn the Haskell language!

judk 13y ago

Today you can just follow HaskellTips on twitter. Much less hassle and clutter

LukeHoersten 13y ago

#haskell on Freenode is one of the best IRC channels I've ever used. Great people and very helpful.