What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell

Re:What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell by goto11 on Saturday April 11, 2020 @02:48PM (#22843317)

> Colleagues from outside the state (still!) often wonder how I can survive in a place like Austin, Texas, automatically assuming that Texas’s solid conservatism guarantees equally solid mediocrity. My usual answer is something like “Don’t worry. The CS Department is quite an enlightened place...

Very Dijkstra to start by insulting the intended audience. Wonder if it had the intended effect?

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Re:What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell by anchpop on Saturday April 11, 2020 @04:46PM (#22844098)

I don't see the insult? He's saying that anyone who assumes that the CS program was mediocre is mistaken

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Re:What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell by SomeGuy789 on Saturday April 11, 2020 @08:47PM (#22845295)

One could interpret it as pointing out bias or ignorance. Considering the slightly condescending tone of the sentence it could be seen as an insult.

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Re:What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell by diegoperini on Saturday April 11, 2020 @03:24PM (#22843559)

I'm not a native English speaker. Where is the insult?

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Re:What I Wish I Knew When Learning Haskell by ampdepolymerase on Saturday April 11, 2020 @03:55PM (#22843777)

Mediocrity is not praise.

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