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Our software engineer and GHC developer Vladislav Zavialov will be participating in Haskell Love Conference, one of the biggest Haskell online events in the world.

Learn About GHC Core at Haskell Love Conference

Our software engineer and GHC developer Vladislav Zavialov will be participating in Haskell Love Conference, one of the biggest Haskell online events in the world. 

He will present a talk named “Haskell to Core: Understanding Haskell Features Through Their Desugaring”. In it, he will talk about GHC Core, with the goal of getting you acquainted with this small, elegant language into which every Haskell program is desugared during compilation. More details about the talk you can find on the [organizer's website](https://haskell.love/vladislav-zavialov/).

If you want to learn how the menagerie of Haskell features can be expressed using the few constructs of Core, [register now](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haskell-love-tickets-113273839102?aff=ebdssbeac) – it’s completely free. 

Haskell Love Conference will also feature other amazing speakers: it has Philip Wadler and Simon Peyton Jones as keynote speakers, and multiple other speakers like [Gabriel Gonzalez](https://twitter.com/GabrielG439), [Bartosz Milewski](https://twitter.com/BartoszMilewski), and [Richard Eisenberg](https://twitter.com/RaeHaskell).

To learn more about the event, you can visit its [website](https://haskell.love/).

We are delighted to announce that Serokell has been mentioned as one of the top IT services companies in the USA for 2023 by Techreviewer.co

Serokell listed among the top IT service providers in the USA

We are pleased to announce that Serokell has been named one of the top [IT services companies in the USA](https://techreviewer.co/top-it-services-companies/usa) for 2023 by Techreviewer. Our strong dedication to innovation and delivering successful outcomes for our clients has earned us a position among the prestigious top 100 companies on this list. 

Techreviewer conducts research and curates comprehensive lists of leading software development companies across diverse business domains and annually compiles and publishes a list of the best  IT companies. Through market research and analysis, it identifies and recognizes top technology partners that can effectively meet the specific needs of businesses. By bridging the gap between companies and the most suitable technology providers, Techreviewer.co facilitates valuable connections in the industry.

Serokell has established itself as a trustworthy provider of comprehensive IT solutions. With expertise in a wide range of technologies, including functional programming, blockchain development, and AI solutions, we have successfully served businesses of all sizes and industries, including edtech, fintech, e-commerce, biotech, etc. 

With a particular emphasis on large-scale development and complex system engineering, we are dedicated to bridging the divide between business and computer science.

Being featured in Techreviewer's list of the top IT service companies in the USA highlights our dedication to delivering high-quality, reliable services while maintaining industry-leading standards. For Serokell, the recognition is not just an achievement but also a responsibility. We take great pride in this achievement and will continue to strive for excellence in our industry.

Serokell Recognized Among Top IT Service Companies in the USA for 2023 by Techreviewer.co

How to Win at Web Summit

How to survive and accomplish your goals in large conferences like Web Summit? Roman Alterman gives 6 tips from his experience at Web Summit 2019 and a multitude of other conferences.

_Web Summit is huge. According to official statistics, in 2019 it was attended by 70 469 people. It is an experience of its own kind._

_I’ll describe. Just after entering the first out of five pavilions you are shocked by the multitude of booths and visitors—you look from side to side and think what the strategy should be: should you visit enormous booths of IT-giants like Microsoft or SAP or is it better to start by covering tons of startups all around the area? At the end of the article, I hope you’ll know what to do._
## 6 tips to succeed at your next Web Summit

On November 2-5, the CEO, COO and CBDO of Serokell visited [Web Summit 2019](https://websummit.com/). The event was full of smart people, bright ideas and brilliant innovations. For us as a team, it was a wonderful experience and I would love to share my thoughts about it in a way that’s helpful for first time visitors. 
 
Therefore, I will list a couple of points which can be useful if you are considering taking part in Web Summit or a large global tech conference like it. Let’s go!  


### 1. Know your goal

Before coming to the conference you should spend enough time on preparation to feel confident during the event. 

![Can you feel the confidence?](/files/80/806nfh2x.20191107_175159.jpg)

Remember, everything is possible here. Before coming, you should formulate your precise goal for this week and work in its direction. There are many opportunities: getting new clients, raising funds, searching for outsourcing services, headhunting and testing your hypotheses about the market and its participants.  You could spend all week just working on one thing from this list, and if you are well prepared, the probability of achieving your initial goal becomes very high. 

### 2. Know who participates

The important thing to mention is that Web Summit is more for CEOs and business development executives. As a result, don't count on a high level of technical talks there—it's more about business.

![A look inside Web Summit 2019](/files/au/aukiaf05.20191105_173512.jpg)

Regarding the booths, there are several types of them. Startups have the smallest ones and you can find a huge amount of them in each pavilion according to their industry: FinTech, HealthCare, Social, Security and lots of other fields are amongst the options. 

Besides startups, there are bigger booths for sustainable businesses like JetBrains and different infrastructures like accelerators, hiring aggregators, VCs and even countries. Huge zones are for industry giants like Booking.com, Lenovo, Amazon, Siemens, Porsche, SAP, and dozens of other market leaders. If you are attending for business purposes, there is probably no point to spend much time near the biggest booths. Representatives there usually don’t have the power to make any decisions, they just present their products.  

A very important thing: booths are only the tip of the WebSummit iceberg, thousands of interesting people and projects come in as attendees. The best way to reach them out is through preliminary search and the event-specific app.

### 3. Schedule in advance


Therefore, you should schedule meetings and find interesting opportunities in advance.  
 
Go through the endless list of participants on the Summit website, get in touch with proper ones and arrange a cup of coffee before coming to Lisbon. That way, you will be able to spend all 3 days efficiently.

### 4. Use the Web Summit app

Don’t underestimate the application, it is an instrument that brings you a lot of opportunities. It is key to becoming a part of a huge social network. It’s simple.  
 
1. Fill in your profile and become visible to other participants. 

2. After that, find any person who is interesting to you, propose him a meeting and schedule it right inside the application using the internal calendar.

What is more, you can form your own schedule by choosing interesting speeches and presentations and combining them with your meetings. The application will always notify you about the upcoming activity linking it with the Summit map. You can even use it before and after the event to get in touch with anyone you did not have time to catch in Lisbon or just stay connected to a big base of potential partners.

![Form your own schedule by combining both speeches and business meetings](/files/kk/kk9jijxs.20191106_163318.jpg)

All participants have a [QR code](https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator) on their badge. After talking to anybody, just scan his QR with an app and send him a “Hi!”— that would help you to keep in touch. Probably, this is the first event that is free of business cards. Forget about carrying kilos of carton and remembering who’s card it actually is: just scan the badge and continue the negotiations in the application chat.

### 5. Feel the rhythm of the Night Summit 

After a day in the fields, Night Summit begins. Every evening all participants go to the best party locations. Streets are closed, with access only for people with WS badges. It’s an enormous networking event under the dark sky and an awesome opportunity to build business relations informally. We have to admit that it is not so easy—the amount of people is very large, and as a result, everybody is grouping and finding a lead becomes quite tough. To succeed, you need to be a networking shark. 
 
Besides the official Night Summit, there are lots of side events sponsored by different companies and projects. In our opinion, most of them are not worth visiting—descriptions are brilliant, locations are interesting, but, frankly speaking, it is very hard to compete with the official one. Visiting a side event could be efficient only if you have a specific interest in it. If not, we believe that spending time at Night Summit is much more reasonable. 


### 6. Be prepared for the crowd

The only negative thing I can mention is also the best one: the number of visitors. 

![Visitors at the event](/files/o4/o4j2scdc.20191106_124824.jpg)

Be ready to spend a lot of time in lines of differing shape and size: to enter the location, drop off your bag, get a meal or get inside the stage zone. However, there are a few life hacks which can make life easier.  
 
* Don’t forget to go through the registration at the airport just after landing in Lisbon. There is a huge tent with volunteers which can help you out with that. Registering directly at Summit could become a disaster—on the first day you may spend an hour or more in the line.

* Use the “Fast Track” application for choosing and paying for your meal and just pick up your order in a specified place. 

* Come earlier or later than 10-10:30 AM or lose your priceless time waiting in line at the entrance.

## Conclusion

Web Summit is not a regular IT conference. It’s a huge celebration. It’s a time of gathering for the IT world. Everything is possible here. It’s an awesome opportunity to open your mind, find out how different countries and cultures have their own individual ideas, approaches and views. It’s a good opportunity to invest or find investments, a perfect way to build up your international network. 

Keep in mind that this time can be spent efficiently only in synergy with good preparation and sufficient experience. If you are counting on this event as an instrument for business development, don’t choose it as your first conference—train on smaller ones. Literally, train,  because all the other events seem to be just training once you get to Web Summit.

Functional Futures by Serokell has made it to the  Feedspot list of the 10 Best Functional Programming Podcasts

Functional Futures Among Top 10 Functional Programming Podcasts

We're delighted to announce that our podcast, *Functional Futures*, has earned recognition from Feedspot, making it to their list of the [10 Best Functional Programming Podcasts](https://podcasts.feedspot.com/functional_programming_podcasts/?feedid=5534285).

***Functional Futures*** is a podcast where our passion for FP meets real-world applications and innovation. Through our interviews, we bring to our listeners the voices that are shaping the present and future of functional programming. Whether it's the intricacies of functional programming languages, the complexities of compiler development, or the nuances of type theory, we got you covered.

Feedspot employs various methods, from an in-house research team surfing the internet to proprietary media monitoring tools, to find and curate the best podcasts in several niche categories. An expert editorial team then reviews every podcast. The platform's lists aim to provide listeners with credible, relevant, and constantly updated information. It prioritizes podcasts that bring authoritative and genuine insights and looks at how the podcast resonates and interacts with its audience.

We are happy that Feedspot has recognized our functional programming expertise and our ability to create valuable and engaging content. 

We'd like to thank our listeners for their support and curiosity. We will continue bringing you the most interesting discussions, debates, and stories from the world of functional programming.

*For those new to [Functional Futures](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/functionalfutures), we invite you to check out our episodes.*

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