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> Java can produce any result that Haskell can produce. End of story, full stop. But can average Java programmers produce any result that average Haskell progr
by lelele 14y ago
> Java can produce any result that Haskell can produce. End of story, full stop.
But can average Java programmers produce any result that average Haskell programmers can produce? I'd bet they can't. Haskell programmers are self-selecting: if you can grasp Haskell and be productive in it then you are an elite programmer. Not so if you can grasp Java.
- calopetreep 14y agoThis isn't really relevant to the thread of discussion.
- lutusp 14y ago> if you can grasp Haskell and be productive in it then you are an elite programmer. Somehow I knew this was where it was going. > Not so if you can grasp Java. Compared to a cabbage or a turnip? I've been told you can't teach calculus to a horse. Elitism is like an onion ... and feel free to imagine that tedious conversation.