I worked on a team using Haskell at Target for a few years and we had a massively easier time hiring compared to the other data science/ML teams. I figure it ca

I worked on a team using Haskell at Target for a few years and we had a massively easier time hiring compared to the other data science/ML teams. I figure it came down to two things: 1. People are actively interested in using Haskell and working with others interested in Haskell/PL/FP/etc. More people want to do Haskell than there are Haskell jobs and Haskell openings get massive word-of-mouth advertising. 2. It's a way to show that we're willing to do something different and interesting. Everybody says they are, but how do you actually demonstrate it? I remember one of the first great hires we had was an OR professor who didn't even know about Haskell—but joined in part because what we were doing was different and innovative. If I ever end up starting my own company, I'm going to use Haskell because it's so much easier to hire for it—completely opposite to the superficial "common knowledge" that guides executive decisions at large companies.