Henning Thielemann
about functional programming jobs in investment banking ...
I don't think this is bad: having talented people recruited to work on functional programming will improve the technology for all of us.
I'm not sure I follow this opinion in general. Analogously I could say: Supporting military is a good idea, since they invest in new technologies.
Sure, if the premise is that investment banks (or the military) are evil, then it is morally questionable to support them. If these are the major consumers of functional programming, one might question the ethics of working on FP in general as well. But as I interpreted this thread, the premise was not about the morality of specific sectors, but rather that finance "takes away" too much of the FP talent. My opinion is that we should rather appreciate business or organizations willing to fund FP - perhaps especially for "evil" organizations, where funds would otherwise go to more nefarious purposes. -k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants