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Exactly. I'm amazed that so much of the web today is still based on "easy" scripting languages like JS or Python, which are fragile and error prone. Once I tr

Exactly. I'm amazed that so much of the web today is still based on "easy" scripting languages like JS or Python, which are fragile and error prone. Once I transitioned to Elm and Haskell, I saw bugs almost disappear. I didn't improve as a dev, I just used a safer language. Especially when money is involved, correctness and safety should be the number 1 priority.

josefx 9y ago
> Exactly. I'm amazed that so much of the web today is still based on "easy" scripting languages like JS or Python You can put any script kiddy in front of them and get a "working" program. > Once I transitioned to Elm and Haskell, My first question when I heard of Haskells main features: "What does a planet from Star Wars have to do with programming?". Haskell is not a source of cheap programmers. > Especially when money is involved, correctness and safety should be the number 1 priority. When money is involved the first priority is a cost/risk evaluation. Generally the people involved in that evaluation don't have much of a personal risk so the number 1 priority is to reduce the cost.