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Then Haskell failed. To quote from Haskell 2010 Language Report, the primary goal of Haskell was: "It should be suitable for teaching, research, and application

Then Haskell failed. To quote from Haskell 2010 Language Report, the primary goal of Haskell was: "It should be suitable for teaching, research, and applications, including building large systems". Applications and building large systems are explicitly goals of Haskell. Haskell was never intended to be a research language.

coldtea 7y ago
"Avoid success at all costs" is also an explicit goal of Haskell. >Haskell was never intended to be a research language. Intended and actively tried not to be are two different things...
- sanxiyn 7y ago
  No, that is not an explicit goal of Haskell. To prove otherwise, please quote from Haskell 2010 Language Report.
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    You know, it's just possible that the Haskell 2010 Language Report is not the only valid statement of the "goals of Haskell".
- chongli 7y ago
  To clarify, it’s avoid “success at all costs.” Rather than “avoid success” at all costs. It’s a joke in the Haskell community that relates to the language’s early history and its ability to break things without much fuss. Things have settled down a lot more in the last few years, hence the shift in emphasis.