It's not unique to Haskell, and I wouldn't say condescending. More like patronizing and a little infantile. 'Learn you a Haskell' is in the same tone. Ultimate

It's not unique to Haskell, and I wouldn't say condescending. More like patronizing and a little infantile. 'Learn you a Haskell' is in the same tone. Ultimately most of these are just imitations of the 'poignant guide to ruby' which is probably responsible for starting the trend of whimsical and zany programming guides.