Re:Haskell in Production
by whateveracct on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:29PM
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> It is extremely hard to learn
I picked up Haskell while still getting my degree on my own. My only training was in C. Payoff was huge within a couple months of starting (didn't even finish LYAH), especially when writing concurrent programs.
> I question the well-being of anybody who subjects themselves to the pain and torture that is Haskell.
Haskell is so effortless once you get over the learning curve though. I've used less effort & focus programming professionally in Haskell than I ever did in other languages. The types & way programs are structured make so many tasks 100% mechanical, with your only thought being where to direct the mechanics.
> If I stood up in a corporate business boardroom meeting for tech analysis on a new project and said "I want to write it in Haskell", I'd get laughed + kicked out.
Don't care about those people's opinions in the first place. Never will :) Should be viable for me to write professional software for years to come in Haskell.
I picked up Haskell while still getting my degree on my own. My only training was in C. Payoff was huge within a couple months of starting (didn't even finish LYAH), especially when writing concurrent programs.
> I question the well-being of anybody who subjects themselves to the pain and torture that is Haskell.
Haskell is so effortless once you get over the learning curve though. I've used less effort & focus programming professionally in Haskell than I ever did in other languages. The types & way programs are structured make so many tasks 100% mechanical, with your only thought being where to direct the mechanics.
> If I stood up in a corporate business boardroom meeting for tech analysis on a new project and said "I want to write it in Haskell", I'd get laughed + kicked out.
Don't care about those people's opinions in the first place. Never will :) Should be viable for me to write professional software for years to come in Haskell.