Re: May Meeting

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com> wrote:

I've spoken with Tony Morris, founder of Scalaz and one of its core
developers. He has tentatively agreed to call in at the end of the
talk, around 7pm EDT. He will be able to answer advanced questions
much better than I can.

Also, Pedro Furlanetto assembled a nice page of links on Scalaz. It
includes the ones I sent out and some other great ones I'm looking
through. http://pedrofurla.github.com/scalaz.html

Yuvi

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:29 AM, Todun Osunloye <todun@seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
> Thanks allot for sharing, clarifying, and doing this!
>
>
> On 3 May 2012 00:21, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Baseline is an interest in functional programming. Since that's the
>> audience of Philly Lambda I wouldn't want to assume any more. If you
>> really want to maximize what you get out of the talk I'd learn the
>> Haskell typeclass from the Learn You a Haskell Book. (Functor,
>> applicative functor, monad, monoid). If you know all that you'll be
>> able to focus strictly on the Scala/Scalaz angle.
>>
>> Yuvi
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Todun Osunloye <todun@seas.upenn.edu>
>> wrote:
>> > So what baseline should I come in with? Knowledge of Haskell?
>> >
>> >
>> > On 3 May 2012 00:07, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> You won't need to know any Scalaz to understand the talk. I'm trying
>> >> to do two things, simultaneously. (1) Demonstrate the common Haskell
>> >> typeclasses, (2) show how those ideas are expertly encoded in Scala by
>> >> the Scalaz developers so you can go home and encode your own
>> >> functional ideas using Scala.
>> >>
>> >> So if my first goal succeeds, you'll know what monads and functors are
>> >> when you leave, if you don't already. If my second goal succeeds
>> >> you'll see how Scala can be stretched to do some pretty funky things.
>> >>
>> >> Yuvi
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Todun Osunloye <todun@seas.upenn.edu>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Good topic. How much scalaz is needed to be able to understand the
>> >> > talk?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 2 May 2012 21:33, Lalish-Menagh, Trevor <trev@trevmex.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Does anyone have links to some Scalaz tuts or intro material?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Michael Bevilacqua-Linn
>> >> >> <michael.bevilacqualinn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> > Okay so Scalaz it is.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Working on the date now, but the meeting should be at the Comcast
>> >> >> > Center.
>> >> >> > Stay tuned for the invite, and thanks Yuvi!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> > MBL
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Justin James
>> >> >> > <justin.tylr.james@gmail.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi everyone,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I think learning about Scalaz would be great! (in my new guy
>> >> >> >> opinion).
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Justin
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> When/where is this month's meeting?
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Yuvi
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> > Yeah, I'm volunteering. I'm no scalaz expert but I've learned
>> >> >> >>> > enough
>> >> >> >>> > recently that I feel I can share.
>> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >>> > Yuvi
>> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >>> >
>> >> >> >>> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Trevor Lalish-Menagh
>> >> >> >>> > <trev@trevreport.org> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> >> Hi Yuvi,
>> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >>> >> Are you volunteering to give the talk? I'd love to learn more
>> >> >> >>> >> about
>> >> >> >>> >> Scalaz.
>> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >>> >> Yours,
>> >> >> >>> >> Trevor (I'd also like to see a talk on Scalazz, and Scala:
>> >> >> >>> >> Char's
>> >> >> >>> >> Revenge)
>> >> >> >>> >> --
>> >> >> >>> >> Trevor Lalish-Menagh
>> >> >> >>> >> (484) 868-6150
>> >> >> >>> >> trev@trevmex.com
>> >> >> >>> >> http://www.trevmex.com
>> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >>> >> On May 1, 2012, at 11:27 PM, Yuvi Masory <ymasory@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> >>
>> >> >> >>> >>> Has anyone spoken on Scalaz, the purely functional library
>> >> >> >>> >>> for
>> >> >> >>> >>> Scala?
>> >> >> >>> >>> It brings common Haskell type classes to Scala. An
>> >> >> >>> >>> introduction
>> >> >> >>> >>> to
>> >> >> >>> >>> Scalaz could serve as an introduction to Haskell/Monads at
>> >> >> >>> >>> the
>> >> >> >>> >>> same
>> >> >> >>> >>> time. "Thinking Monadically in Scala"?
>> >> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >> >>> >>> Yuvi
>> >> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >> >>> >>>
>> >> >> >>> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Michael Bevilacqua-Linn
>> >> >> >>> >>> <michael.bevilacqualinn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> >>>> Hey Folks,
>> >> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >> >>> >>>> We don't yet have a topic lined up for this months meeting.
>> >> >> >>> >>>> If
>> >> >> >>> >>>> anyone would
>> >> >> >>> >>>> like to present, let me know. Otherwise, I'm thinking it
>> >> >> >>> >>>> might
>> >> >> >>> >>>> be a
>> >> >> >>> >>>> good
>> >> >> >>> >>>> month to have another paper reading session, like the ones
>> >> >> >>> >>>> we
>> >> >> >>> >>>> had
>> >> >> >>> >>>> for
>> >> >> >>> >>>> Functional Fall.
>> >> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >> >>> >>>> Thoughts from the group?
>> >> >> >>> >>>>
>> >> >> >>> >>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>> >>>> MBL
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Trevor Lalish-Menagh
>> >> >> trev@trevmex.com
>> >> >> 484.868.6150 (mobile)
>> >> >> trevmex (AIM)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
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