> They might argue historically by noting that Haskell builds upon 30 years of PL research while Javascript is lightly influenced by one Javascript, since it h

> They might argue historically by noting that Haskell builds upon 30 years of PL research while Javascript is lightly influenced by one Javascript, since it has not "evolved" over a long period of time, is more of a blank slate & more flexible in it's semantics. It does not force you into a particular tradition, so you are free to develop your own semantics. There is much life into what you can do. It's up to the programmer to evolve the practice. I'd like to explore the root of our differences. I have a hard time assimilating deep traditions. I respect my autonomy as an individual & creative being. I prefer to be directly exposed to the problem and create solutions & practices based on that. I can't blindly follow a teaching or tradition. I'm always questioning. There are advantages & disadvantages to this. A disadvantage is I may be repeating mistakes that others have already done. In my case, I have a hard time fully appreciating other's mistakes because I was not presented with the same situation. Group oriented developers tend to despise this "independent" approach because it does not follow already established conventions. I've gone years with the mindset of if it's not a standard approach, then the code is "unmaintainable". I have since evolved to realize that code is like an interactive story or engine. If you can clearly express intent & purpose and there's automated verification (testing, type systems, etc.), then it's maintainable. Advantages to this "independent" approach are it's easier to assimilate the good parts of multiple traditions. You can also reject the legacy overhead of a particular tradition. Like how Bruce Lee rejected the extraneous movements of Kung Fu when he created Jeet Kune Do, which is an assimilation of Kung Fu, Karate, Boxing, Fencing, etc. The approach is "Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do Bruce Lee, like most true innovators, was criticized by his contemporaries. However, when the rubber hit the road, he kicked everybody's ass. That can be great when there are 1 to a few programmers with a like mindset. I prefer to be in such environments. It can be quite difficult in projects with large teams. I don't like such environments. Politics become necessary & it feels dehumanizing.