YOW! Lambda Jam Reflex Workshop

Getting set up

• Download and install VirtualBox
• Download the OVA file from here (Right click and select "Save As")
  • The file is around 1.6 GB in size, so you probably don't want to download this from your mobile phone
• Import the OVA into VirtualBox
  • The menu option should be something like: File > Import Appliance
• Start the VM
• From within the VM

  • Open a terminal

  • Checkout this repository

    git clone https://github.com/qfpl/reflex-workshop
    

Updating the repository

To do this:

• Start the VM
• From within the VM
  • Open a terminal

    cd reflex-workshop
    git pull
    

Editors and tools

The VirtualBox appliance comes with these text editors

• emacs
• gedit
• vim and these Haskell tools:
• cabal-install
• ghcid
• ghc-mod
• hasktags
• hindent
• hlint
• hoogle
• stylish-haskell

If you want to configure vim or emacs to your liking before the workshop, go for it.

Running the workshop

The workshop is run from within the VM

• Open a terminal

  • Run the workshop code under ghcid

    cd reflex-workshop/code
    ./dev.sh
    

• Open Chromium

  • Visit http://localhost:9090 for the workshop
  • Visit http://localhost:8080 for a local Hoogle instance