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Re:Reasons to use Haskell as a Mathematician (2006) by JoeAcchino on Sunday June 15, 2014 @09:36AM (#7895201)
Nice to know, if an oscar-winning pure mathematician working on science-fiction projects found difficult to learn Haskell, I can save myself the trouble.
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Re:Reasons to use Haskell as a Mathematician (2006) by nostrademons on Sunday June 15, 2014 @12:03PM (#7895516)
If that's your goal. There are some people who do things because they are difficult, because whatever activity is most difficult is probably the most mind-expanding.
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