Plurrrr

Today will I take you through the keyhole to look at a group of software systems not well known to the public, which I call "Bank Python". Bank Python implementations are effectively proprietary forks of the entire Python ecosystem which are in use at many (but not all) of the biggest investment banks. Bank Python differs considerably from the common, or garden-variety Python that most people know and love (or hate).

So, if you’re interested in low-level optimization of your Haskell programs then this article is for you. I’ll demonstrate the use of a valgrind tool, cachegrind, to inspect the behavior of the canonical leaky Haskell program: a lazy left fold. You’ll get three things: (1) a step-by-step tutorial on running cachegrind on your programs. (2) a section-by-section breakdown of the cachegrind profile, and (3) some guidance on interpreting the results.

Using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a simple and effective way to set your local time. But how can you ensure that the time you are getting is correct, what can you do to improve time accuracy, and how do you decide which NTP servers are best for you?