RErevskill·Jun 3, 2020Submission
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WhyHaskellMatters
Haskell2020–2020
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WhyHaskellMatters
In this article I try to explain why Haskell keeps being such an important language by presenting some of its most important and distinguishing features and detailing them with working code examples. The presentation aims to be self-contained and does not require any previous knowledge of the language.
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In this article I try to explain why Haskell keeps being such an important language by presenting some of its most important and distinguishing features and detailing them with working code examples. The presentation aims to be self-contained and does not require any previous knowledge of the language.
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Observed mentions: 2020-04-16 17:44:51 UTC to 2020-06-03 21:32:35 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | 2020-04-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-04-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | 2020-04-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-04-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | 2020-04-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-05-04 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4 | 2020-05-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | 2020-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-05-18 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | 2020-05-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-05-25 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 25 | 2020-05-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1 | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-06-08 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |