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I’ve found this explanation to be useful and easy: Haskell is the Mercedes of programming languages. It has features you didn’t know you wanted or needed and e
by hardwaresofton 4y ago
I’ve found this explanation to be useful and easy: Haskell is the Mercedes of programming languages.
It has features you didn’t know you wanted or needed and eventually other languages will get there, and Haskell will seem average/harder to differentiate.
I’ve written a more practical post on why Haskell is worth using[0], excuse the clickbait title.
[0]: https://vadosware.io/post/how-and-why-haskell-is-better/ https://vadosware.io/post/how-and-why-haskell-is-better/
- asciiresort 4y agoThere’s a reason Toyotas sell like hotcakes. It gets you from A-to-B reliably.
- whateveracct 4y agoBut if you can afford more and enjoy the craft and skill of driving, you probably buy the Mercedes. Most SWE's brains can't afford more though, sadly.
- hardwaresofton 4y agoYou're right, and that's why I like my analogy -- Toyotas get you there, but they got you there a lot more dangerously before airbags or ABS were invented (Mercedes innovated those things). You don't need a Mercedes these days, and that's a result of other companies adopting things that and increase safety, etc. We should expect this of a healthy ecosystem!