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*Sanjoy Das started off by giving an introduction to Haskell.

**Two models on which programming languages are based - the imperative model, and the languages that operate on re-write rules (e.g. Haskell). 
** Haskell is referentially transparent.
** The compiler blindly applies a few re-write rules.
** A virtual type called real world. Each time there is an input, the compiler maps the previous real world to the present real world.
** Referential transparency.
** (Anurag Priyam elaborates on functional and declarative languages)
** Scheme is not referentially transparent.

* Suhrud Karandikar(new) came and started a discussion about the incentives of KLUG.

** Asks why one would join the group? What would be the incentive to join the group?
** Everything about KLUG appears to be different from other societies.
** People learn and add to the group
** thinks life of group will be till people get to learn new things.

* Rohan Jain came to answer Suhrud.

** Explains open-source and why we prefer open-source software.
** Talks about how he started off.
** Exchange of ideas.

* Anurag Priyam posed the same question to everybody else and invited everybody to answer. The responses:

* Vinay Kola

** Felt KLUG was an expanded learning circle.

* Vicky Chijwani

** Would get to learn how to write code for the *real* world.

* Mallikarjun Karra

 * Likes the idea of freedom.
 
* Abhilash Raj

** Learning.

* Rahul Bharadwaj

** Inspiration.

* Saurabh Kumar

** felt that KLUG is a group of people who do not like the processes inside their computer to be opaque.

* Sourabh Hota

** Common interest

* Dipanjan Mukhurjee

** Learn from others and become better programmer
 * Non-skeptic group 
** people listen to you and ideas
** A common interest group.

* Akash Thagela

** not clear about why, came to know from friends

* Anurag Priyam
** A feedback loop in general. Influence on decision making process. 
** A learning group but a mutation of knowlendge from usual(so called).
** Thinks its not just about learning, but about input from all for benefit of all.

* Ram
** For life cycle, it needs to go on with diversification.
** No need of standardization. There should be variety of perspective.
** One can learn about what he wants, not what someone else tells you to do.
** Not like stategy based games. It has no strategy to do  specific things.
** Institute teaches you to learn patterns which you will get in the exams. Its not what engineering is today.
** Transparency in things going on. No hierarchy. Simply community maintainers for the group to ensure group 
goes on.
** Mentioned about Evolutionary Biology, Genetic  Evolution, Morality, World History, Emannuel, Metaphisycs to have an insight about how humans should behave and why we exist.
** The discussion about philosophy should not be started in meetings as it is very vast topic.
 
* Vikrant Verma
** Not much
** Questioned about why erp can be a better website.
** A view of god as a structure.
   
* Vicky
** Mentioned about Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham.

* These people should introduce themselves properly before starting!
** Ravi Upadhyay, Saurabh Poddar, Ankit Lohia