I agree with you here. But I've found it semi-refreshing to be confronted with something that is different enough that I have to sit down with it regularly to

I agree with you here. But I've found it semi-refreshing to be confronted with something that is different enough that I have to sit down with it regularly to practice. It isn't just another language, and it really isn't amenable to just fiddling with things until they work. That said, the gap from newbie to competent is big, an I feel like this is mostly a documentation issue. I've only started very recently and I have awhile to go. You can't expect to grok the implications of monads, laziness, immutability, and pure functional style immediately. But hat doesn't mean they aren't worthwhile, or interesting. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to harass, er, ask for help on some Haskell I'm stuck on. (BTW: the community is really helpful. There are no charlatans or self-promotional jerks like you'll find elsewhere.)