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Two big names are Target and Standard Chartered. Another trend (that I don't particularly like) is all the blockchain startups using Haskell.

exdsq 7y ago
Out of interest, why not? I'm slightly biased on this point.
- kick 7y ago
  You must know how bad of a reputation cryptocurrencies have at this point, right? They aren't exactly loved, especially around these parts. Cardano (which I'm assuming is what IOHK works on) may be different, it might not be, but either way it has an uphill climb to be recognized as anything better than, well... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=cryptocurrencies%20destroy%20env&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=cryptocurrencies%20scam&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... (Or really, just combine "cryptocurrency" or "cryptocurrencies" with any negative word and throw it into search and you'll see the point.) All cryptocurrency has a serious reputation problem right now, and it's probably not going to go away for the considerable future.
  - exdsq 7y ago
    That's fair enough, but when it comes to IOHK and Haskell I'd strongly recommend checking out their team page to see who's involved!
    - foldr 7y ago
      Looks like a bunch of people who are happy to write Haskell code in exchange for money. It doesn't mean that the company has a product.
      - kthielen 7y ago
        He means to say that Phil Wadler works for IOHK.
        foldr 7y ago
        I know he does, but so what?
        kthielen 7y ago
        I can't answer his "so what", I was just trying to clarify what was left implicit in this conversation (if not for you, then maybe for readers who don't know).
kick 7y ago
Haskellers are in a rough spot, then, aren't they? All of the pretension that comes with knowing one of the functional languages that has a community that pretends to know math, and they end up working retail. Ow. Joking diss aside, though, I definitely feel for people who love languages with limited reach. (Also, I think GitHub hired a few people explicitly for Haskell, which is worth mentioning because Microsoft is vaguely more reputable than most of the companies listed in this thread.)
- yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
  That’s not what the word “pretension” means.
  - kick 7y ago
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pretension https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pretensi... the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are Some irony in your comment. I meant exactly what was said.
    - yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
      Sorry, you are right. I had confused this for the word "pretence".
      - kick 7y ago
        It's all groovy! We all confuse words sometimes, English overloads many of them pretty heavily.
seanmcdirmid 7y ago
Does anyone at Target use Haskell besides Conal Elliott?

exdsq 7y ago

Out of interest, why not? I'm slightly biased on this point.

kick 7y ago
You must know how bad of a reputation cryptocurrencies have at this point, right? They aren't exactly loved, especially around these parts. Cardano (which I'm assuming is what IOHK works on) may be different, it might not be, but either way it has an uphill climb to be recognized as anything better than, well... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=cryptocurrencies%20destroy%20env&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=cryptocurrencies%20scam&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... (Or really, just combine "cryptocurrency" or "cryptocurrencies" with any negative word and throw it into search and you'll see the point.) All cryptocurrency has a serious reputation problem right now, and it's probably not going to go away for the considerable future.
- exdsq 7y ago
  That's fair enough, but when it comes to IOHK and Haskell I'd strongly recommend checking out their team page to see who's involved!
  - foldr 7y ago
    Looks like a bunch of people who are happy to write Haskell code in exchange for money. It doesn't mean that the company has a product.
    - kthielen 7y ago
      He means to say that Phil Wadler works for IOHK.
      - foldr 7y ago
        I know he does, but so what?
        kthielen 7y ago
        I can't answer his "so what", I was just trying to clarify what was left implicit in this conversation (if not for you, then maybe for readers who don't know).

kick 7y ago

Haskellers are in a rough spot, then, aren't they? All of the pretension that comes with knowing one of the functional languages that has a community that pretends to know math, and they end up working retail. Ow. Joking diss aside, though, I definitely feel for people who love languages with limited reach. (Also, I think GitHub hired a few people explicitly for Haskell, which is worth mentioning because Microsoft is vaguely more reputable than most of the companies listed in this thread.)

yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
That’s not what the word “pretension” means.
- kick 7y ago
  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pretension https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pretensi... the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are Some irony in your comment. I meant exactly what was said.
  - yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
    Sorry, you are right. I had confused this for the word "pretence".
    - kick 7y ago
      It's all groovy! We all confuse words sometimes, English overloads many of them pretty heavily.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago

Does anyone at Target use Haskell besides Conal Elliott?