> my guess is the prior comment was by a person who appeals to Haskell more often than uses it.
Two points:
One, I'm not keeping an exact score of how often I mention Haskell vs. use it, but I can assure you that I use Haskell almost every single day.
Two, this constant anti-academia thing is really getting tiresome at this point... but just for the record: I've never worked in academia and didn't even encounter Haskell until I was out of university. My interest and praise for Haskell (and Ocaml) is entirely based on practical experience.
Perhaps this is changing, but my guess is the prior comment was by a person who appeals to Haskell more often than uses it.