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Re:Learning Haskell is no harder than learning any other pro... by crimsonalucard on Sunday October 13, 2019 @12:38AM (#21238389)
>I actually think Haskell is a very enjoyable language, but there is a culture around it which treats the type concepts (arrows, monads etc.) like goals in themselves rather than tools to achieve something useful.

I get it though. The concepts are so advanced that you have to internalize the concept first before it can even be used.

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Re:Learning Haskell is no harder than learning any other pro... by tome on Sunday October 13, 2019 @07:41AM (#21239874)
Actually not. It's very hard to internalize the concepts before you've used them!
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Re:Learning Haskell is no harder than learning any other pro... by crimsonalucard on Sunday October 13, 2019 @11:48AM (#21241005)
Yes, I get it, but for Haskell the concepts are so abstract you need to internalize the concept before you start using it.
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