“Why Haskell is important” according to a Haskell consulting company. So taking this article with a big grain of salt.
Haskell might be a great language but barely anyone (besides CS academics) uses it.
We use java and python in production because (among many other things) they’re very popular.
Popular languages have large archives of open source packages and easy to find communities that save enormous amounts of headaches and time. The opposite is true of Haskell, at least for now.
I am still not clear on why Python has become popular. It wasn't a few years ago. They might use it more in universities nowadays but it seems backwards if the business's starts using languages just because they are used in education.
By the way, I don't here much about companies using Python in Scandinavia except for some AI.
All valid points. It could in the future be done in a better way is not really interesting when you are working with your boss breathing down your neck.
Still my fellow academics will try to push in the direction they see fit.
Haskell might be a great language but barely anyone (besides CS academics) uses it.
We use java and python in production because (among many other things) they’re very popular.
Popular languages have large archives of open source packages and easy to find communities that save enormous amounts of headaches and time. The opposite is true of Haskell, at least for now.