Uses traverse instead of sequence . map

src/Sudoku.hs

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ type Grid = [Row]
 
 readGrid :: String -> Maybe Grid
 readGrid s
-  | length s == 81 =
-      sequence . map (sequence . map readCell) . Data.List.Split.chunksOf 9 $ s
+  | length s == 81 = traverse (traverse readCell) . Data.List.Split.chunksOf 9 $ s
   | otherwise      = Nothing
   where
     readCell '.' = Just $ Possible [1..9]
@@ -38,36 +37,38 @@ showGridWithPossibilities = unlines . map (unwords . map showCell)
       $ [1..9]
 
 pruneCells :: [Cell] -> Maybe [Cell]
-pruneCells cells = sequence . map pruneCell $ cells
+pruneCells cells = traverse pruneCell cells
   where
     fixeds = [x | Fixed x <- cells]
+
     pruneCell (Possible xs) = case xs Data.List.\\ fixeds of
       []  -> Nothing
       [y] -> Just $ Fixed y
       ys  -> Just $ Possible ys
     pruneCell x = Just x
 
-blocksToRows :: Grid -> Grid
-blocksToRows =
-  concatMap (\rows -> let (r1:r2:r3:_) = map (Data.List.Split.chunksOf 3) rows
+subGridsToRows :: Grid -> Grid
+subGridsToRows =
+  concatMap (\rows -> let [r1, r2, r3] = map (Data.List.Split.chunksOf 3) rows
                       in zipWith3 (\a b c -> a ++ b ++ c) r1 r2 r3)
   . Data.List.Split.chunksOf 3
 
+pruneGrid' :: Grid -> Maybe Grid
+pruneGrid' grid =
+  traverse pruneCells grid
+  >>= fmap Data.List.transpose . traverse pruneCells . Data.List.transpose
+  >>= fmap subGridsToRows . traverse pruneCells . subGridsToRows
+
 pruneGrid :: Grid -> Maybe Grid
 pruneGrid = fixM pruneGrid'
-
-pruneGrid' grid =
-  sequence (map pruneCells grid)
-  >>= fmap Data.List.transpose . sequence . map pruneCells . Data.List.transpose
-  >>= fmap blocksToRows . sequence . map pruneCells . blocksToRows
-
+  where
     fixM f x = f x >>= \x' -> if x' == x then return x else fixM f x'
 
 isInvalidGrid :: Grid -> Bool
 isInvalidGrid grid =
   any isInvalidRow grid
   || any isInvalidRow (Data.List.transpose grid)
-  || any isInvalidRow (blocksToRows grid)
+  || any isInvalidRow (subGridsToRows grid)
   where
     isInvalidRow = not . isValidRow
     isValidRow row =
@@ -92,9 +93,8 @@ solve grid
         possibleVals (Possible xs) = xs
 
         smallestPossible =
-          head
-          . Data.List.sortBy (compare `Data.Function.on` (length . possibleVals . snd))
-          $ [(i, c) | (i, c@(Possible _)) <- zip [0..] $ concat grid]
+          Data.List.minimumBy (compare `Data.Function.on` (length . possibleVals . snd))
+          [(i, c) | (i, c@(Possible _)) <- zip [0..] $ concat grid]
 
         splitPossible (i, Possible (x:[y])) = (i, Fixed x, Fixed y)
         splitPossible (i, Possible (x:xs))  = (i, Fixed x, Possible xs)