1. Don't see the appeal. 2. Definitely agreed. 3. "readConfigData >>= openDBConnection" can be used in a simple case like your example. Cases with more argume

1. Don't see the appeal. 2. Definitely agreed. 3. "readConfigData >>= openDBConnection" can be used in a simple case like your example. Cases with more arguments can use "ap" or "<*>", which are perhaps a bit ugly, but most of the time you don't need them. 5. The fact that Haskell is a living language that is improving all the time is a point in its favor, I think.