Re:How does one get off Haskell?
by michaelfairley on Friday June 18, 2010 @03:25AM
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Some languages are just more fun and more productive to work with. There is no Golder Hammer, but there are jackhammers, and I'd sure as hell rather break through a rock with one of those than a hammer.
Re:How does one get off Haskell?
by stcredzero on Friday June 18, 2010 @03:58AM
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Actually, there have been many Haskell programs winning programming contests. A lot of times, the programs are like 3X smaller and get finished long before non-Haskell competitors.
Links?
http://icfpcontest.org/
although "functional programming" is in the name, any language can enter. lots of Haskell and other FP winners in there. Although in '08 a Java team won..
Re:How does one get off Haskell?
by stcredzero on Friday June 18, 2010 @04:37AM
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Google
true, but sometimes, you don't have the jackhammer and have to improvise. c'est la vie :)
I disagree. My experience is that excellent programmers become fanbois because of their frustration working with sub-standard tools. So when they find the tools (by which I mean language) that allows them express their craft in the best way possible (for them), they latch onto it and become fanbois.
All of the great programmer's I know (small sample I guess) have a favourite language, and generally dislike working in other languages, even though they can.
That said you will always be a bit faster in your "native" language. Your native language skills benifits with experience from other laungages.
There isn't a Golden Hammer.