Can I ask what you're proposing? I'm real keen to go to the jam next year, I missed it this year.
I've wondered what level of presentation is appropriate - I could probably do something on a couple of my favourite abstractions, perhaps: "finding monoids" or similar, but it might be too basic for the conf. audience.
LambdaJam has a particularly FP-savvy audience compared to any non-academic conference I know, but there are still a large number of newcomers to FP that attend.
Last Year Ken Scambler gave an intro to category theory that probably was the best received talk at the conference: It was enjoyed by old FP hands and newcomers alike.
I just kind of wish my category-theory heavy keynote earlier that day had been given the next day instead, so that more people could follow along using Ken's talk as a backgrounder.
I think it worked out pretty well as it was, but had I known Ken was doing a category theory tutorial I still might have pushed more to rearrange things. =)
I'm still tossing about a few ideas for talks. I haven't really settled on one but considering I'm Haskelling full-time now I'm more experienced than ever.
I'm really looking forward to this.
Although I may be being a bit ambitious with my proposal :)
codebje 1 points · Dec 2015
Can I ask what you're proposing? I'm real keen to go to the jam next year, I missed it this year.
I've wondered what level of presentation is appropriate - I could probably do something on a couple of my favourite abstractions, perhaps: "finding monoids" or similar, but it might be too basic for the conf. audience.
edwardkmett 3 points · Dec 2015
There is quite a range of attendees.
LambdaJam has a particularly FP-savvy audience compared to any non-academic conference I know, but there are still a large number of newcomers to FP that attend.
Last Year Ken Scambler gave an intro to category theory that probably was the best received talk at the conference: It was enjoyed by old FP hands and newcomers alike.
https://yow.eventer.com/yow-lambda-jam-2015-1305/introduction-to-category-theory-by-ken-scambler-1897
I just kind of wish my category-theory heavy keynote earlier that day had been given the next day instead, so that more people could follow along using Ken's talk as a backgrounder.
jedws 3 points · Dec 2015
OTOH your keynote kind of said "welcome to LambdaJam, the dials are adjusted to 11, you will not be sitting down!".
But, anyway, maybe we can work the schedule a bit better next year.
edwardkmett 2 points · Dec 2015
I think it worked out pretty well as it was, but had I known Ken was doing a category theory tutorial I still might have pushed more to rearrange things. =)
lambda_foo [OP] 1 points · Dec 2015
I'm still tossing about a few ideas for talks. I haven't really settled on one but considering I'm Haskelling full-time now I'm more experienced than ever.