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Seems unrelated to the topic under discussion.
by tome 9y ago
Seems unrelated to the topic under discussion.
- tytytytytytytyt 9y agoWelcome to Hacker News.
- skywhopper 9y agoI'm not sure. The subtext is "monads are one of many clever ideas in Haskell that make it hard to use in practice." And thus it answers the very (very very) specific question posed by the article, just in a more general context: "Are Monads a waste of time?" "Yes, Haskell is not worth the effort."
- gowld 9y agoMonads are not a clever idea that makes Haskell hard to use. Purity is a clever idea that makes Haskell hard to use, and Monads are the best solution so far.