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> great languages like [...] Haskell

We have very different opinions on what makes a great language





Then I'm surprised you agreed with any of what I wrote!

I mean, I agree with the notion that a great type system is part of a great language, but the type system is only a small part of the overall whole.

Haskell has a great type system, but it fails miserably at many trivial tasks I care about :

1) sum 1 million integers == stackoverflow (big lul)

2) massive memory cliffs for using the wrong type [1], which is not uncommon

3) poor metaprogramming facilities

4) difficult documentation

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76470000/is-there-a-reas...




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