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Haskell and Erlang are different enough in large and significant ways that I don't feel like they really qualify for the "color of the bikeshed" comparison. The
by chc 13y ago
Haskell and Erlang are different enough in large and significant ways that I don't feel like they really qualify for the "color of the bikeshed" comparison. They both fit into the "functional languages" paradigm, but then, Objective-C and Fortran both fit into the "imperative languages" paradigm.
- troutwine 13y agoBeing very proficient in Erlang and able to bumble about pretty effectively in Haskell, I can confidently say that while the two languages require complementary skills they target two different problem domains: Erlang's a heavy-lift rocket, Haskell's a sub-orbital rocket-plane. Well worth being at least familiar with both.
- chongli 13y agoAfter having slept on it, I now don't know what point I was trying to make with the bikeshed comment. It doesn't make any sense now!