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Broken/dead links found in README

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
haskell, javascript, mongodb, node.js, react
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start in the README and inspect the JavaScript, React/Node.js, and Haskell sections containing the three reported links. Verify each replacement before updating it, then check that all three links resolve and remain appropriate tutorial alternatives for their sections.

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Description

Hi! I was scanning the README for broken links and found these:

  1. http://thinkster.io - DNS resolution failed (domain no longer resolves, listed in JavaScript section)
  2. http://sahatyalkabov.com/create-a-character-voting-app-using-react-nodejs-mongodb-and-socketio - 404 (React/Node.js tutorial)
  3. http://dev.stephendiehl.com/fun/ - Connection timed out (Haskell tutorial)

Would you be open to a PR that replaces these with working alternatives? Happy to submit one.

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