>> I think you're just as likely to find good Java programmers as you are to find good Haskell developers. While there are certainly more good Java programmers

>> I think you're just as likely to find good Java programmers as you are to find good Haskell developers. While there are certainly more good Java programmers than good Haskell programmers, I think that the percentage of Haskell programmers that are good is higher than the percentage of Java programmers that are good. >> Once one can screen applicants, It is a lot of work to screen applicants. If I were hiring a C++ developer and had two similar looking resumes, I would certainly call the developer that listed Haskell experience first.