This exact thread came up last year when we started talking about the shootout and haskell. And Its always the same people who bring up the shootout and defend

This exact thread came up last year when we started talking about the shootout and haskell. And Its always the same people who bring up the shootout and defend the existing entries. Please stop bringing up the shootout (esp when haskell is mentioned) and dragging everyone through this conversation again. Benchmarks are great to debate but this one is causing more harm than good; let's talk about other benchmarks.