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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by galaxyLogic on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:18PM (#20193455)
> would chose a programming language or system for reasons other than how competent they are with it

Good point these were students so they were eager to learn new things. Can't blame them.

At the same time much of programming is learning new things continually. Some things are harder to learn and master than others. Seems like Haskell might be one such thing, based on what the professor says.

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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by anaphor on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:30PM (#20193488)
Yeah, I think the problem comes when you try to learn too many new things at once. If you're still learning about compilers, then trying to learn about functional programming on top of that is just asking for trouble.
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