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Haskell Poll Results

85 points by lelf 12y ago

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- JoshTriplett 12y ago
  > I find this odd. To me, it seems like the less-used features are getting the most mention and showing up at the top of the list. > For example, you use Functor and Foldable and Monad (for IO) all the time in real-world production code. From the article: > I put out a call for data and comments about topics that Haskell people felt were under represented. Functor and Monad are hardly underrepresented.
  - Agathos 12y ago
    The exact wording was, "What <features> do you feel are under represented or often misunderstood?" I agree that Functor and Monad are hardly candidates to dominate that survey, the burrito notwithstanding.
- efnx 12y ago
  Maybe I misunderstood the topic as the poll itself isn't linked on the blog, but I got the idea that this is a poll on "what topics would you most like to learn more about?" and I would guess that most Haskell programmers are very comfortable with Functor, Foldable and Monad already.
efnx 12y ago
For folks looking to learn more about GHC's extensions, Ollie Charles is currently doing a great "24 Days of GHC Extensions" series. https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/pages/2014-12-01-24-days-of-ghc-extensions.html https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/pages/2014-12-01-24-days-of-ghc...
MaxGabriel 12y ago
For context, this is the poll being referenced: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DiW2iS1hLclldPY2EJNpXGswirFhPv0ai_hVFNT8LZE/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DiW2iS1hLclldPY2EJNpXGswirF...
productcontrol 12y ago
And the poll results are in: haskell, a nice idea, but basically ignored in the real, non-academic world. Still, keep up the research, that's the spirit!
- the_af 12y ago
  The article lists the following domains: 1. Web Development 2. Compiler Design 3. Pure Mathematics or CS Theory 4. Data Analysis 5. Numerical Computing 6. Education 7. Financial Modeling I'd say every item except for (3) belongs in the real, non-academic world.
  - AnimalMuppet 12y ago
    One thing I would like the article to say, but it didn't: Which fraction of respondents were in each domain.
- codygman 12y ago
  How do you come to that conclusion?

85 points by lelf 12y ago

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JoshTriplett 12y ago
> I find this odd. To me, it seems like the less-used features are getting the most mention and showing up at the top of the list. > For example, you use Functor and Foldable and Monad (for IO) all the time in real-world production code. From the article: > I put out a call for data and comments about topics that Haskell people felt were under represented. Functor and Monad are hardly underrepresented.
- Agathos 12y ago
  The exact wording was, "What <features> do you feel are under represented or often misunderstood?" I agree that Functor and Monad are hardly candidates to dominate that survey, the burrito notwithstanding.
efnx 12y ago
Maybe I misunderstood the topic as the poll itself isn't linked on the blog, but I got the idea that this is a poll on "what topics would you most like to learn more about?" and I would guess that most Haskell programmers are very comfortable with Functor, Foldable and Monad already.

efnx 12y ago

For folks looking to learn more about GHC's extensions, Ollie Charles is currently doing a great "24 Days of GHC Extensions" series. https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/pages/2014-12-01-24-days-of-ghc-extensions.html https://ocharles.org.uk/blog/pages/2014-12-01-24-days-of-ghc...

MaxGabriel 12y ago

For context, this is the poll being referenced: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DiW2iS1hLclldPY2EJNpXGswirFhPv0ai_hVFNT8LZE/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DiW2iS1hLclldPY2EJNpXGswirF...

productcontrol 12y ago

And the poll results are in: haskell, a nice idea, but basically ignored in the real, non-academic world. Still, keep up the research, that's the spirit!

the_af 12y ago
The article lists the following domains: 1. Web Development 2. Compiler Design 3. Pure Mathematics or CS Theory 4. Data Analysis 5. Numerical Computing 6. Education 7. Financial Modeling I'd say every item except for (3) belongs in the real, non-academic world.
- AnimalMuppet 12y ago
  One thing I would like the article to say, but it didn't: Which fraction of respondents were in each domain.
codygman 12y ago
How do you come to that conclusion?