Monthly Archives: January 2012

Haskell Kata: Conway’s Game of Life

Posted on 2012/01/20 by João Paulo

Hi everybody! Today I am going to write about another Code Kata experience I had using Haskell. This time the code didn’t come directly from a Coding Dojo (live meeting…Hi everybody! Today I am going to write about another Code … Continue reading →

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Haskell synthesizer: playing with functional sound generation

Posted on 2012/01/16 by João Paulo

Some time ago, in a cloudy friday afternoon, I had nothing to do. Me and my friends started talking about the Unix philosophy, and in particular, how everything in Unix…Some time ago, in a cloudy friday afternoon, I had nothing … Continue reading →

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My new computer: A chinese tablet

Posted on 2012/01/13 by João Paulo

Yeah – I just bought a chinese tablet (a.k.a “chinapad”) running Android. Specifically, it is sold by DealExtreme, has a 7-inch screen and runs Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) – with an…Yeah – I just bought a chinese tablet (a.k.a “chinapad”) running … Continue reading →

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Haskell Kata: Bank OCR

Posted on 2012/01/10 by João Paulo

Some time ago I used to attend (twice per month) “Coding Dojo UFSC”, the programming practice meeting organized by me and my friends at college… Sadly these meetings are not…Some time ago I used to attend (twice per month) “Coding … Continue reading →

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Haskell lottery: a nice and easy example of monads and monad transformers

Posted on 2012/01/06 by João Paulo

My humble understanding of monads in Haskell began some years ago, when I heard that IO was a Monad (whatever that was)… Despite hearing the dreaded “M” word, I wasn’t…My humble understanding of monads in Haskell began some years ago, … Continue reading →

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