Re: [Haskell-cafe] How did you stumble on Haskell?

...

...

...

...

"Paul" == Paul Johnson writes:

Paul> because I was sure that Eiffel was the future. You were right! Paul> It had become painfully Paul> obvious that Eiffel wasn't going anywhere. Hm. Why do I make a living at it then? And why is there now an ECMA standard for it? Paul> learn Java, but after Eiffel downgrading to Java felt like a Paul> sell-out: That's true. Anyway, my story about how I stumbled across Haskell: I was visiting Glasgow for the Scottish Go championships, and was talking to John O'Donnell in the bar about what functional programming was all about. I mentioned that I knew Scheme, and he said he much preferred Haskell. So I tried to get him to describe the language to me, but he seemed more interested in playing Go. So I just had to learn it when i got home again, to find out about it. -- Colin Adams Preston Lancashire