C and Haskell have different strengths. I've been programming in both for a while now, and I wouldn't use 'faster than C' as a selling point. In my (limited)

C and Haskell have different strengths. I've been programming in both for a while now, and I wouldn't use 'faster than C' as a selling point. In my (limited) experience, what Haskell gives you is conciseness and abstraction. What C gives you is speed and 'close to the machine' programming for when you need it. I'm not sure this article provides any useful insights.