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Sure, debates between two extremely similar languages aren't important, but it's not like the people arguing between Python and Ruby couldn't include Haskell or
by cgag 12y ago
Sure, debates between two extremely similar languages aren't important, but it's not like the people arguing between Python and Ruby couldn't include Haskell or Rust in that debate, and the difference between those is huge.
- nostrademons 12y agoHaskell and Rust are adapted for very different problem domains than Python and Ruby. The reason someone choosing between Python and Ruby doesn't include Haskell and Rust is because Haskell and Rust would be very bad choices for the types of software that are typically built with Python and Ruby. (I say this as someone who wrote one of the top Haskell tutorials on the net, and am currently using Python for my startup.)
- mightybyte 12y agoPrecisely what problem domains are Python and Ruby adapted for that Haskell and Rust are not?
- tejon 12y agoWhich tutorial? So far I've only done Learn You and some exercism.io stuff.
- nostrademons 12y agoWrite Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Write_Yourself_a_Scheme_in_48_Hours http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Write_Yourself_a_Scheme_in_48_H...