<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 5:03 AM, Erik de Castro Lopo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mle%2Bhs@mega-nerd.com">mle+hs@mega-nerd.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">Andrew Coppin wrote:<br>
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> aditya siram wrote:<br>
> > No argument there - I'm even afraid to stick it on my resume. At least<br>
> > Clojure can be snuck into the JVM without people noticing - Haskell,<br>
> > unfortunately, is not that shy.<br>
> ><br>
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> Oh, I don't know... Few companies will want you to *use* Haskell, but<br>
> lots of people seemed to be impressed if you say you know how to use it.<br>
> (Those that know WTF is actually is, anyway...)<br>
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</div>"Pascal? Yeah, I used to program in that about 30 years ago".<br>
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I actually got that response from someone.<br>
<br></blockquote><div>You only got it once? *Every single person* I say Haskell to hears Pascal. Maybe I have a speech impediment or somethings.</div><div><br></div><div>While we're on the topic, does anyone else get funny looks when they say "monads"?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Michael</div></div></div>