Ben Rudiak-Gould wrote <snip>
Your newer-is-better premise makes little sense. Haskell is a far "newer" language than Java; many aspects of Haskell's design are no older than Haskell, while nearly all aspects of Java's design have been around in other languages for decades. You might as well be arguing that Java is better because it's based on older, proven technology. Better yet, suppress the urge to compare Haskell and Java at all; after all, the more different they are, the more worthwhile it is to learn both! Once you're reasonably adept at programming in different languages, then you can start thinking about ways to combine the advantages of each.
-- Ben
Interestingly enough not once did I indicate that newer is better or that there was a problem with haskell language. All I said is that the compiler seemed archaic. I will say that it probably comes from my background. I'm sure that if I had started off with C/C++ and moved on to Haskell or that if I started with Haskell first then I would probably see things differently. Jason