On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 15:22 +0100, Andrew Coppin wrote: > Vimal wrote: > > I think you have got a very good point in your mail that I overlooked > > all along ... "Why was Haskell created?" is a question that I havent > > tried looking for a answer :) > > > > To avoid success at all costs? > > (No, seriously. The basic idea was that there used to be about two-dozen > languages like Haskell, but all developed by different people and all > with different syntax and so on. So they wanted to create a single > language suitable for teaching to students. You could say it's the > Pascal of the functional world... Hey, maybe that explains the lack of > success?)
The first goal listed in the Haskell 1.0 Report is: "It should be suitable for teaching, research, and applications, including building large systems." Haskell was never intended to be solely a teaching or research language. (You didn't necessarily say that, but it is a widely held and propagated misconception.) _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe