On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, S. Alexander Jacobson wrote: (snip)
As such, I would like to see a focus on making Haskell great for web application and web service development. Some of the the pieces required are application level, some are libraries, and some are language features. Here is my quick take: (snip) I know this is a lot of work, but it was what you get from Python, Perl, and Java. If Haskell wants to compete in this arena, it needs to provide this level of service. Also, I think a lot of these exist in pieces, so the real work is in compiling it all into a good usable package. I am not (snip)
For what little it's worth, I'm encouraged just to see people talking like this lately: such things would make a lot of difference in making me much more comfortable about using Haskell for non-trivial commercial projects. -- Mark