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Re:The JavaScript Problem by jnbiche on Sunday April 27, 2014 @02:22AM (#7654177)
I would agree that there are probably more "Haskellish" compile-to-JS languages, but the wiki mentioned CoffeeScript and TypeScript. Surely Elm ranks above them in your book?

Besides, Fay doesn't have typeclasses, either, and it's mentioned.

I wasn't making the claim that Elm was somehow better than those options, just that I was surprised it wasn't included. I've just played around with Elm, nothing serious.

You're correct that Elm seems more like a DSL in some ways with its required FRP, and I agree that typeclasses and HKTs are nice, but if I could choose between doing my day job in Elm or staying with JavaScript, I know which I'd pick (hint: it's not JS).

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Re:The JavaScript Problem by coolsunglasses on Sunday April 27, 2014 @02:38AM (#7654195)
Do not underestimate how powerful and useful HKTs and typeclasses are until you've used them in anger.

I have a guide to learning Haskell here: https://gist.github.com/bitemyapp/8739525

You should give it a whirl.

Just use PureScript if you're fortunate enough to know alternatives to JS exist :)

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Re:The JavaScript Problem by skrebbel on Sunday April 27, 2014 @06:44AM (#7654624)
Why are you intentionally ignoring half of the parent's comment, twice? You're not contributing to the discussion at all.
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