> and I don't buy the argument that it's _only_ because their minds have been poisoned by overexposure to other languages. I've not heard that argument. I thin

> and I don't buy the argument that it's _only_ because their minds have been poisoned by overexposure to other languages. I've not heard that argument. I think most Haskell people would acknowledge theirs is not an easy language to learn and program. The argument is especially non-stick because in practicality every programmer will be "poisoned" by other languages. That means that even if Haskell wasn't a hard language to learn in theory (i.e. if a "virgin" brain could learn it just fine), in practice it will be. It's easier to expand on the solid points of the language, not easiness of understanding. But like I said, I've not seen Haskell being thrown around in that fashion.