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You're being downvoted for making the all too common suggestion that the only programming languages worthwhile are those that are already widely adopted in for-
by davexunit 11y ago
You're being downvoted for making the all too common suggestion that the only programming languages worthwhile are those that are already widely adopted in for-profit business. There are better programming languages out there than what your hypothetical boss will let you use, and they can be used for more than just "fun".
- jcadam 11y agoI do not regret learning Haskell and believe doing so was a worthwhile exercise. What I'm saying is that the number of jobs out there calling for Haskell, OCaml, etc. is so small that it is not reasonable to plan on being able to use such languages professionally. There are many more programmers that would love to write Haskell for a living than there are job openings for Haskell developers. I have a strong dislike for programming in Java. But it pays the mortgage, so feh.
- codygman 11y agoI'm using Haskell professionally right now.