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It's funny, but also easy to unravel I think. Haskell sits diametrically across from the C lineage of languages that focus on practicality first and foremost. I
by ilovecaching 5y ago
It's funny, but also easy to unravel I think. Haskell sits diametrically across from the C lineage of languages that focus on practicality first and foremost. It's hard to beat practical value versus theoretical value.
I also almost mentioned that I think language extensions are one of the things that hold it back the most from being more than a research project. But deciding what set of extensions are needed to make the language practical is probably a difficult problem for anyone to solve.
- kqr 5y agoI would object that C focuses on practicality. If you mean for the compiler writer, sure, C is very practical for someone who wants to make a compiler. But I'm afraid people might read your comment as saying C is practical for writing applications.
- azurelake 5y agoThe parent comment said "C lineage", not C.
- azurelake 5y agoYeah, and a real problem is how they "poison" the ecosystem. If the community was one that strongly encouraged libraries and frameworks to stick to Haskell2010, I might still consider using it.