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The main language creator himself famously called Haskell "useless". It was tongue in cheek of course.
by 7thaccount 3y ago
The main language creator himself famously called Haskell "useless". It was tongue in cheek of course.
- kqr 3y agoAlso with a very specific meaning that often gets lost. It was specifically about Haskell before there was an IO type. Without I/O operations, any language is "useless". (Further context: in the discussion Haskell is described as starting out useless and carefully approaching useful. Other languages start with the footguns and then retrofit useful limitations from the other end!)
- 7thaccount 3y agoI thought there was an interview where he said that many years after Haskell had I/O. I believe you though as I haven't been enamored with Haskell for a long time. It's a cool language, but just doesn't click with me. I can see why it does for others though.