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Re:John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] by robrenaud on Monday August 26, 2013 @05:11PM (#6279936)
To me, that is a great reason to listen to him.

He builds big and complicated programs that people actually use.

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Re:John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] by chebert on Monday August 26, 2013 @08:48PM (#6280804)
Agreed. I listen to him because I want to know what's practical, not necessarily what's theoretically stimulating.
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Re:John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] by aryastark on Monday August 26, 2013 @09:58PM (#6281018)
> He builds big and complicated programs that people actually use.

That's kind of an insult to, well, every working programmer.

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Re:John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] by sseveran on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @12:55AM (#6281530)
Most people don't build big and complicated programs.
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Re:John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video] by Argorak on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @03:46AM (#6282052)
Please qualify "most people".
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