I think "scripting language" is not the fairest identification. But not for the reasons most people don't like it: quite the opposite! For me, the issue is not

I think "scripting language" is not the fairest identification. But not for the reasons most people don't like it: quite the opposite! For me, the issue is not that you can use Python or JavaScript for general-purpose development--although, of course, you can--but that you can actually use Haskell for scripting. And it's actually very good at it, too! I've been replacing my shell scripts with Haskell scrips lately and the transition is going well. Soon the only two languages I will ever need are Haskell and elisp!