London Haskell Meetup - November
Calling all Londoners (and people who can get to London)!
On Thursday 26th of November, we will be running a Haskell talk at Imperial College London. Doors open at 18:30, the talk starts at 19:00
If you're interested, sign up to the event!
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This month's event is sponsored by Obsidian Systems.
The Talk
Haskell: Origins, Evolution, and Future by Simon Peyton Jones
Haskell is an unusual survivor in the Darwinian landscape of programming languages: it is long-lived (36 years old), yet not mainstream; it is both a research platform and a production tool; it pushes the boundaries of what you can do with static types; and (anecdotally) it inspires joy as well as offering utility.
In this talk I'll describe how Haskell came to be, and what (in retrospect) I think are its most important contributions. I'll talk about how it has evolved, especially in response to the demands of companies using Haskell in production.
What else?
Sign up here!
We may go to the pub afterwards
We will try record the talk but can't guarantee it
Please hold to the Berlin Code of Conduct
Getting to the venue
The event is in Rooms 341 & 342 of the Huxley Building, Imperial College London.
Arrive through the Exhibition Road entrance and then walk across campus towards the Huxley Building (this will get you in on level 3, which is where 341/342 are).