There was recently a survey on the State of Haskell in 2011 [1]. As many people here seem to be echoing, OCaml was the main possible "replacement language". Als

There was recently a survey on the State of Haskell in 2011 [1]. As many people here seem to be echoing, OCaml was the main possible "replacement language". Also included in the survey are ratings of various aspects of Hackage and also Haskell libraries in general. It was a really interesting read. I made a follow-up post [2] that analyzed the free-form responses to the last question, "What do you think is Haskell's most glaring weakness / blind spot / problem?". Number one by far was libraries (spread across: quality + quantity, library documentation, Hackage, cabal). There are a lot of people working on this though, and progress is being made. The runners up were 'Tools', and 'Barrier To Entry'. I think Haskell, at the very least, is a fantastic way to learn some different ways of thinking and good habits. The (little so far) coding in it I've done has been very enjoyable for me, but I don't expect everyone to feel the same way. It has a very warm community, and a fair bit of momentum. As time goes on I predict (and hope) it will become more viable for a greater number of people to use. [1] - http://blog.johantibell.com/2011/08/results-from-state-of-haskell-2011.html http://blog.johantibell.com/2011/08/results-from-state-of-ha... [2] - http://nickknowlson.com/blog/2011/09/12/haskell-survey-categorized-weaknesses/ http://nickknowlson.com/blog/2011/09/12/haskell-survey-categ...