> The real value in Haskell, to me, seems to be for learning functional programming, since it forces you to use that paradigm. Beyond that, it's just a hobby la

> The real value in Haskell, to me, seems to be for learning functional programming, since it forces you to use that paradigm. Beyond that, it's just a hobby language. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not worthy of this East Coast/West Coast hip hop-esque schism. I categorically disagree. Your comment states that Haskell is both good for learning functional programming and bad because Haskell forces you to use the functional programming paradigm (aside: it doesn't). There is also a distinct lack of compassion for those that use Haskell in their jobs or have in the past. > so maybe I'm not qualified to speak on this. Then how do you so quickly move to "Haskell is just a hobby language"?