>> So yes, I enjoyed programming in Java, and being relieved of the responsibility for producing a quality product. > Wow. What a pompous thing to say. I don'

>> So yes, I enjoyed programming in Java, and being relieved of the responsibility for producing a quality product. > Wow. What a pompous thing to say. I don't think it's pompous, I think it's actually self-deprecating. I think he's confessing to his perfectionism - to the fact that, if given a tool like Haskell he'll pursue some perfect, idealised program, because if you're not going to produce more beautiful code in Haskell then why are you using it? Java serves as the antidote here because nobody ever judges Java programs on their terseness, expressiveness or subjective 'elegance'. When he says 'quality product' he's talking about the aesthetic qualities of the code, not the end result. When he says he's relieved of having to think about this, he means he can focus on shipping rather than perfection.