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Heh, the article is kind of negative about Haskell's "success", but fun is exactly the reason why I still prefer Haskell over all other languages.
by internet_points 2mo ago
Heh, the article is kind of negative about Haskell's "success", but fun is exactly the reason why I still prefer Haskell over all other languages.
- oblio 2mo agoI'll be blunt about this: It's probably also the reason statistically no one will be employed to work on a Haskell code base. Same for Lisp, F#, OCaml, etc. They're the hot rods of the software development world where everyone uses SUVs.
- jottinger 2mo agoHey, I actually made a point out of laughing about it even as I wrote it - see the footnotes. Haskell's dedication is actually quite remarkable and respectable, and it's not "against success" but against trading "correctness" for "success."
- pdimitar 2mo agoWhat kind of workplaces you people have if you can code "for fun"? I am tired of only ever being gauged by immediate usefulness. You hiring? Also when you emphasize "exactly", you are not giving any actual reasons.
- jottinger 2mo agoI code for fun and income. I don't stay at engagements where I can't invest personally in what I'm doing, and I don't hire people who don't enjoy what they're doing as they're doing it. Anything else feels punitive for everyone involved.