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That's not so simple, because large adoption at a too early stage causes the language definition to freeze before it reaches maturity. Simon Peyton-Jones from
by Ace17 9y ago
That's not so simple, because large adoption at a too early stage causes the language definition to freeze before it reaches maturity.
Simon Peyton-Jones from the Haskell community explaining exactly that: "What happens if [a language] become successful too quickly? You can't change anything!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re96UgMk6GQ&t=1395 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re96UgMk6GQ&t=1395
- vram22 9y agoIs this the same as what I've read of as the (humorous) Haskellers' motto: Anything but success! or Avoid success at all costs? or something like that? :) Meaning maybe that they do not want to dilute the purity of their language for industry success? Edit: A quick google finds this, which is enlightening: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12056169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12056169