I think there is a bit of a problem with the definition of "general purpose" here, it's very dependent on the eye of the beholder. What might work for web progr

I think there is a bit of a problem with the definition of "general purpose" here, it's very dependent on the eye of the beholder. What might work for web programmers might not be of much use to more desktop centric programmers. How portable is Haskell? Does it have a wide range of graphics/sound/UI libraries available? Are those libraries available on a large number of the platforms that Haskell runs on? This are the kind of questions that many C/C++ programmers considering alternatives might ask when considering whether other languages are general purpose enough for their needs.