Hmm.. in my case, part of the fun of learning Scheme was that it had an excellent article on how to generate html web pages... and the syntax was nice [like arc

Hmm.. in my case, part of the fun of learning Scheme was that it had an excellent article on how to generate html web pages... and the syntax was nice [like arc and ruby]. Same for arc, but its newer so lacks the many pre-configured libraries. Haskell is a nice language, its just a matter of time until someone writes a web tutorial like that, than a web framework etc etc. But Haskell might be a bit more of a mathematically pure / sophisticated language.. you'd need to commit to some study I think to master it - whereas with ruby [or python] you can sort of hack in a php style, and learn nicer things later on. Ive seen good blog discussions that 'Ruby is a good enough lisp' and it sort of is to a first order. So don't sweat it, just use ruby or python or scheme.. or Haskell if it resonates with you. They're all so much more enjoyable than Java or C++ :]