EvilMachine 2017-01-25 23:46:38
(And when did "CLI" become "REPL"? The latter seems to be a word used by WhatWGdiots who don't know what a CLI is.)
merijn 2017-01-25 23:47:42
EvilMachine: REPL is Lisp terminology, so it's been around since, say, the 60s?
EvilMachine 2017-01-25 23:48:40
Ah, OK. So it's the "inner-platform effect" word for CLI. Like "browser" or "editor" is the IPE word for "operating system". XD
ph88 2017-01-25 23:53:05
does someone want to spend some time to help me find a loop in my code? i have debug output but i don't know how to interpret it
pycer 2017-01-25 23:59:36
is haskell a general puropse language?
opqdonut 2017-01-26 00:00:14
yes
pycer 2017-01-26 00:00:23
i mean, suppose i wanna build a stock screener in python. it's got all the cool libraries and stuff like that. can it be done in Haskell?
pycer 2017-01-26 00:00:57
i am looking for a challenge. and no i am no better in python than i was in qbasic in school
pycer 2017-01-26 00:01:27
@where lyah
lambdabot 2017-01-26 00:01:27
http://www.learnyouahaskell.com/
pycer 2017-01-26 00:02:44
can i learn enough haskell in 3 months to write a stock screener?
Geekingfrog 2017-01-26 00:05:01
What's your background, and how much time can you put in these 3 months ?
zipper 2017-01-26 00:10:15
pycer What is a stock screener?
pycer 2017-01-26 00:10:19
Geekingfrog: my background: got into computer when i was 14. on and off pseudo-learning with python, c, ruby.
zipper 2017-01-26 00:10:46
pycer: So no FP before?
zipper 2017-01-26 00:10:59
pycer: Do you write your code with a lot of objects and such?
pycer 2017-01-26 00:11:00
zipper: those ticker symbols and their prices. like in yahoo finance :D
ph88 2017-01-26 00:13:00
pycer, 3 months is not enough
pycer 2017-01-26 00:13:08
zipper: no fp. i actually dont write with a lot of objects and such. what i have written is a twitter bot
roxxik 2017-01-26 00:14:02
3 months and a quite some help could get you there.... i'm not sure if you'll grasp the code afterwards....
pycer 2017-01-26 00:14:27
zipper: so turns out i have this debilitating disease that was making me all fatigued and anxious. now im on medication and feeling enthusiastic. i want into programming again :)
ph88 2017-01-26 00:15:04
go for it
pycer 2017-01-26 00:17:27
hey thank you guys. im a lazy bum. but now that ive announced my goal for the next 3 months, i feel sort of a pressure and obligation as a result of the ensuing intellectual pressure to learn it well enough in that timeframe. and ofcourse post in here :D
Geekingfrog 2017-01-26 00:19:28
Don't give up if you can't reach this goal in three months though. It's a quite ambitious one.
pycer 2017-01-26 00:20:53
Geekingfrog: one ques. i have this file HaskellPlatform-8.0.1-full-x86_64-setup.exe..am i good to go?
Geekingfrog 2017-01-26 00:22:14
I'm not on windows and I've never used the haskell platform, so I don't know :/ But it looks like a good start.
ph88 2017-01-26 00:27:36
Geekingfrog, i tried haskell platform, stack is better
Geekingfrog 2017-01-26 00:28:21
Yeah, that's what I use as well.
