2010/10/7 Michael Snoyman <mich...@snoyman.com>: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Brent Yorgey <byor...@seas.upenn.edu> wrote: >> >> One (slightly off-topic) question: at the top of the site it says "the >> meeting place for professional Haskell programmers". Is this supposed >> to be geared towards Haskell programmers who get paid (or want to get >> paid) to write Haskell? If so, fine; if not, in my opinion the word >> "professional" ought to be dropped. > > The fact is that the site has two functions: on the one hand, it's > simply a social network for anyone connected to the Haskell world. In > that sense, the word "professional" is inaccurate. However, the second > function is to encourage Haskell usage in industry, by showing a large > number of highly qualified Haskell programmers. In this sense, the > word professional is very apt. > > I hope the word professional isn't scaring off the hobbyists; I would > definitely want them to be signing up on the site as well. But as far > as the "marketing" of the site goes, I think our main goal should be > impressing industry.
Hi, Does this mean it is possible to accurately distinct a hobbyist and a highly qualified professional within the site? Cheers, Thu _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
