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> Haskell fans seem to delight in making simple problem complex rather than complex problems simple. That’s a reductive way of talking about a group of people.
by klodolph 2y ago
> Haskell fans seem to delight in making simple problem complex rather than complex problems simple.
That’s a reductive way of talking about a group of people. Is that from your personal experience with Haskell fans?
My personal experience with Haskell fans doesn’t match that at all. The Haskell fans I meet tend to be reasonably pragmatic, but care more about correctness. There are some who do research, but they acknowledge that research doesn’t always yield practical advancements. The Haskell fans I know will acknowledge that Haskell is not most people’s first choice for a language, and that one of the main benefits of Haskell is to yield insights that can be ported to other languages.
- Jensson 2y agoThere used to be a lot of smug Haskell users here 10 years ago. Not sure what happened to those, you don't see it any longer as you say.
- klodolph 2y agoYou also get a different section of programmers on HN and Reddit. You might think of Rust users as annoying evangelists, if you base your assessment on HN comments. My interactions with Rust users in-person differs wildly from interactions online.
- argiopetech 2y agoFrom what I've seen, most of them moved to Rust.
- ocodo 2y agoThat was a way back too, when The Rust Strike Force roamed these halls. Rust is now approaching mainstream, if it isn't there already.