Re: [Haskell-cafe] *GROUP HUG*

Being able to use Haskell at such an early stage of my programming career has given me high expectations of what comes next. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:22 PM, David Leimbach wrote:

I got hired at a company because one of the interviewers was impressed that I taught myself Haskell.  I basically never use it at work, but I did in my old job. Dave

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Michael Litchard wrote:

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I disagree. I'm by no means proficient in Haskell. And, I never bothered learning PHP. I will when I need to. PHP programmers are a dime a dozen. It's been my experience that Haskell is a tool one may use to distinguish oneself from the hoi-poloi. This is important when you live in an area where the baker down the street has a CS degree.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Yves Parès wrote:

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Learning Haskell will pay off much less than learning PHP, if your goal is to find a job.

Amen.

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I cannot agree with this for practical reasons.  I'm using Haskell for real world commercial applications, and I'm very productive with it.

I wish so much I could say that... Out of curiosity, what are you using Haskell for?

2011/6/2 Ertugrul Soeylemez

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"Alberto G. Corona " wrote:

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Haskell is an academic asset as well as a fun asset.

I cannot agree with this for practical reasons.  I'm using Haskell for real world commercial applications, and I'm very productive with it.

There is however a variation of this statement, with which I could agree, namely:  Learning Haskell will pay off much less than learning PHP, if your goal is to find a job.  It takes a lot longer and there are a lot less companies in need of Haskell programmers.

Greets, Ertugrul

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