what isn't haskell for? i've been throwing it at everything from fastcgi programs to scrapers to scripting to systems stuff maybe the one place it isn't well

what isn't haskell for? i've been throwing it at everything from fastcgi programs to scrapers to scripting to systems stuff maybe the one place it isn't well suited is in the realm of throw-away quickies. haskell code takes longer to write. that doesn't mean you are writing a lot of code. i still see a role for perl/python in throaway scripts haskell has practically every meaningful cool concept in CS built in. it is the functional language (for now). it is very fast and as the number of cores rises, haskell's performance will start to leave traditional tools in the dust. with the new GC it will destroy erlang on its own turf. haskell takes time to learn and time to code. if you are in a rush, it is not for you. otherwise, haskell can handle almost any problem in any case, you can come to haskell or it can come to you. the next ten years will see functional concepts get weaved into every language.