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Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml by agentultra on Thursday August 23, 2018 @09:31AM (#17827078)
Did you try OCaml and Reason after your attempts to learn Haskell? That might have something to do with it. Sometimes we don't get the idea the first time we are exposed to it and we need time to let it sink in. It's when we are exposed to the same ideas a few times in different formats that it starts to trigger our tendency to notice patterns.

I have observed a similar effect that it seems like plenty of people come from an imperative language to OCaml and stay in OCaml longer than say, Haskell. Although I'm not sure why that is but maybe they are much like you and tried Haskell first?

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Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml by k__ on Thursday August 23, 2018 @09:36AM (#17827113)
Yes, I did try it after Haskell.

I had the impression the FP hype started with Haskell and so I tried it, alter people started talking about OCaml, so I gave FP another try and liked it.

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Re:Introduction to Functional Programming in OCaml by agentultra on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:16AM (#17827420)
I did as well. I tried Haskell on my own in the aughts before giving up. I had some fond exposure to OCaml and SML but never got into it until I heard the Jane Street talks, heard about MirageOS, and decided to take the OCaml course in 2016.

I've since gone back to Haskell and am finally enjoying it... but I credit OCaml with getting me to a place where I could enjoy Haskell the second time around.

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