I was explaining Haskell to a perl/python hacking friend recently and characterized things thus:
Perl is a horrible language with fantastic libraries. Haskell is a fantastic language with horrible libraries. Actually, many of the libraries that exist for Haskell *are* fantastic, it's just that Haskell lacks the *coverage* that Perl or Python have. cheers, T. -- Dr Thomas Conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
