Monthly Archives: January 2017

Advent of code #16 solution: an algebra of bitstrings

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Brent

I had fun this past December solving Advent of Code problems in Haskell. I was particularly proud of my solution to one particular problem involving generating and processing large bitstrings, which I’d like to share here. I think it really … Continue reading →

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My new programming languages course

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Brent

tl;dr: my new PL course is now finished, and all the course materials are freely available. Working through all the exercises should be a great option for anyone wishing to learn some basics of programming language design and implementation. Last … Continue reading →

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MonadRandom 0.5 released

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Brent

I’m happy to announce the release of MonadRandom-0.5, a package which provides a convenient monadic interface for random number generation in the style of transformers and mtl: a Rand monad (essentially a state monad that threads through a generator), a … Continue reading →

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