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It's a shame this is titled to target Haskell developers - it feels like it would be a good read for most young developers. (though I can see how the endless f
by tekacs 12y ago
It's a shame this is titled to target Haskell developers - it feels like it would be a good read for most young developers.
(though I can see how the endless feature-incorporating (typeclass-based) refactor cycle is particularly relevant to Haskell - come to think of it, I think many somewhat older Haskell developers could stand to take from this too)
- 300bps 12y agoYou're right - this letter fits perfectly with many languages. Letter to a Young Visual Basic 6 Programmer [...] So how do you help them want to learn it too? You do not tell them this is a language for smart people. You do not tell them you are smart because you use this language. [...]
- jimmaswell 12y agoI get the feeling you're trying to say something about VB6
- AnimalMuppet 12y agoIt's a good read for many older non-Haskell programmers, too. I'd go so far as to say it's a good read for many humans, whether they're programmers or not.
- bgilroy26 12y agoI think it addresses a "hotshot" mindset to some extent, but like you say, that applies to more than just Haskell programmers.