drtomc:
I was explaining Haskell to a perl/python hacking friend recently and characterized things thus:
Perl is a horrible language with fantastic libraries. Haskell is a fantastic language with horrible libraries.
Actually, many of the libraries that exist for Haskell *are* fantastic, it's just that Haskell lacks the *coverage* that Perl or Python have.
Yes, and we know exactly what to do about this. hackage.haskell.org is growing by a few packages a week -- and anyone who binds to any C lib should just upload their stuff. So ... if you're reading this message -- please upload a library today, and more than just a few of us might have nice Haskell jobs tomorrow! -- Don P.S. Maybe we should run 'bindathons' or have CPAN-style contests to get new libraries written? If you're bored, write a binding to some C lib, that python, ruby or perl have already got a binding to. Do it!