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