Jimmie Houchin wrote:
Haskell looks like a very interesting language. I am only so-so with Python and I thought that maybe if instead of spending sufficient time to get proficient with Python, I could invest a similar time (more or less) and get reasonably (pragmatically speaking) proficient with Haskell. I know I may never understand the theory and maths behind the design, but I believe I can appreciate the design and be a decent user of the tools it provides.
FWIW, I learned Haskell a couple of years ago, having previously programmed in Python and (many) other languages. Recently, I've been using Python for a project (the choice being determined by both technical and non-technical issues), and find my Python programming style is now heavily influenced (for the better, I hope ;-) by my Haskell programming experience. A drawback of using Haskell is the limited availability of support libraries, although many people here are working hard to improve that situation. I'm doing Python work with a web application framework (Turbogears - in the same general space as Ruby/Rails, but different), and as yet I don't see anything like it in Haskell. It would be great to see a lightweight "full stack" web application framework for Haskell: I believe many of the pieces exist, and Haskell could be a supremely effective language for tying them together. #g -- Graham Klyne For email: http://www.ninebynine.org/#Contact