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But I did answer it, more than once and with links you can read! What I cannot do: provide you with a single sentence stating why you should use Haskell. I don

by the_af 5y ago

But I did answer it, more than once and with links you can read! What I cannot do: provide you with a single sentence stating why you should use Haskell. I don't think anyone can. For the record, I found your single sentence about Rust totally unconvincing as well; I do find Rust compelling because of tutorials, long articles I read about it, and a workshop I once did with a Rust practitioner. None of this is equivalent to debating/convincing on HN. (Similarly, I find Go not compelling because I had to use it for my day job and everything about it made me chafe). So my advice to you: read the links I provided, and keep in mind they are just a starting point. Do a workshop. Work on a midsize problem, maybe also write some Advent of Code Haskell solutions. Or not. It's ok to just go with your gut feeling and focus on Rust. There's a finite amount of time you have available for exploring technologies. Rust will serve you well.

spekcular 5y ago
The question was: For what problem (or problem domain) is Haskell better than Rust? (Back here, for instance: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29595022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29595022). The links you gave provide general information about Haskell, but do not answer that question, from what I can see. I don't want a single sentence reason, just a compelling one. Again: I'm not doing this to be adversarial. A decent number of people seem to really love Haskell and extol its virtues. So I'm trying to carefully check that I'm not missing something.
- the_af 5y ago
  > The question was: For what problem (or problem domain) is Haskell better than Rust? Haskell is a general purpose language, so it's good for any domain well served by a general purpose language. The rest is the list of benefits of statically typed, lazy first, pure functional programming languages. "Haskell or Rust?" is not a question that can be meaningfully and objectively answered in a comment on HN.

by the_af 5y ago

spekcular 5y ago

The question was: For what problem (or problem domain) is Haskell better than Rust? (Back here, for instance: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29595022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29595022). The links you gave provide general information about Haskell, but do not answer that question, from what I can see. I don't want a single sentence reason, just a compelling one. Again: I'm not doing this to be adversarial. A decent number of people seem to really love Haskell and extol its virtues. So I'm trying to carefully check that I'm not missing something.

the_af 5y ago
> The question was: For what problem (or problem domain) is Haskell better than Rust? Haskell is a general purpose language, so it's good for any domain well served by a general purpose language. The rest is the list of benefits of statically typed, lazy first, pure functional programming languages. "Haskell or Rust?" is not a question that can be meaningfully and objectively answered in a comment on HN.