Comments on: Haskell: Obscure Programming Language of the Month http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/ Software Development Topics Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bob http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2594 Bob Wed, 05 May 2010 21:08:18 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2594 Haskell is quite widely used in investment banking. Those guys are are at the cutting edge of research into mathematical models and artificial intelligence so I expect it'll be more mainstream in a few years once it's advantages become wider known. I've never known a more 'dense' language i.e. how much you can do with so few lines of code but it's not for the mentally underdeveloped which is why most of you are using Java and C#. Haskell is quite widely used in investment banking. Those guys are are at the cutting edge of research into mathematical models and artificial intelligence so I expect it’ll be more mainstream in a few years once it’s advantages become wider known.

I’ve never known a more ‘dense’ language i.e. how much you can do with so few lines of code but it’s not for the mentally underdeveloped which is why most of you are using Java and C#.

]]> By: QouSay http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2593 QouSay Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:46:32 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2593 Nice try IO...hahahaha Nice try IO…hahahaha

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]]> By: io http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2591 io Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:07 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2591 Haskell is no doubt the most popular language starting with H Haskell is no doubt the most popular language starting with H

]]> By: Maxwell http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2590 Maxwell Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:50:19 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2590 I'm a huge Haskell fan! I used it during my senior project and fell in love with it. But I have to agree that it is a bit obscure. I don't personally know anyone outside the university who uses Haskell for production development, and I work in a relatively large company and have many programmer friends. Everyone is doing java and c# these days. Thank goodness for the web where I can find my Haskell brothers. So I dont take offense to the term obscure, unfortunately, it's more true than not. I'm just thankful that Haskell is getting some publicity on this site. I’m a huge Haskell fan! I used it during my senior project and fell in love with it. But I have to agree that it is a bit obscure. I don’t personally know anyone outside the university who uses Haskell for production development, and I work in a relatively large company and have many programmer friends. Everyone is doing java and c# these days. Thank goodness for the web where I can find my Haskell brothers. So I dont take offense to the term obscure, unfortunately, it’s more true than not. I’m just thankful that Haskell is getting some publicity on this site.

]]> By: dons http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2589 dons Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:07:53 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2589 TIOBE is pretty dodgy at best. For a different angle, consider that, e.g. the #haskell IRC channel community is larger than #perl or #ruby http://searchirc.com/search.php?SCHANS=1&SSORT=SIZE&N=freenode I think I'm just objecting to the term "obscure" to refer to one the most prominent functional languages of the decade. TIOBE is pretty dodgy at best. For a different angle, consider that,
e.g. the #haskell IRC channel community is larger than #perl or #ruby

http://searchirc.com/search.php?SCHANS=1&SSORT=SIZE&N=freenode

I think I’m just objecting to the term “obscure” to refer to one the
most prominent functional languages of the decade.

]]> By: diegoeche http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2588 diegoeche Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:53:47 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2588 I think "obscure" is not the right adjective. According to the TIOBE ranking Haskell is not as "obscure" as Transact-Sql or Bourne Shell. :-) I think “obscure” is not the right adjective.

According to the TIOBE ranking Haskell is not as “obscure” as Transact-Sql or Bourne Shell.
:-)

]]> By: Jim http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2587 Jim Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:12:59 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2587 Haskell ranks #34 among programming languages with only 0.167% usage according to TIOBE. So maybe not obscure, but not a massive user community either. http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/company/Home.html Haskell ranks #34 among programming languages with only 0.167% usage according to TIOBE. So maybe not obscure, but not a massive user community either.

http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/company/Home.html

]]> By: dons http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2586 dons Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:55:42 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/haskell-obscure-programming-language-of-the-month/#comment-2586 For a much better overview of the history of Haskell, check ... "The History of Haskell" https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/history-of-haskell/index.htm Also, I'm not sure how obscure I'd rate it, considering how big the user community is. But oh well. For a much better overview of the history of Haskell, check … “The History of Haskell” https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/history-of-haskell/index.htm

Also, I’m not sure how obscure I’d rate it, considering how big the user community is. But oh well.

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