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Re:Ask HN: Are programmers afraid of new syntax? by rs86 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @10:04PM (#16581687)
People think haskell's or lisp's syntax is bad, but they bring awesome power to solve problems. They are the best languages.
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Re:Ask HN: Are programmers afraid of new syntax? by mattmanser on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:34AM (#16583950)
(Something (a (small (set (of)) (((programmers have (been claiming) for) decades)) and yet) somehow they never, ever, take) off.))) ((I wonder) (why) that is))))?

The kind of problems that they help with are actually fairly rare, while their disadvantages are expensive. Basically the syntax sucks and all the really useful bits are now in all the other languages any way.

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