I got hired at a company because one of the interviewers was impressed that I taught myself Haskell. I basically never use it at work, but I did in my old job.<div><br></div><div>Dave<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Michael Litchard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@schmong.org">michael@schmong.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I disagree. I'm by no means proficient in Haskell. And, I never<br>
bothered learning PHP. I will when I need to. PHP programmers are a<br>
dime a dozen. It's been my experience that Haskell is a tool one may<br>
use to distinguish oneself from the hoi-poloi. This is important when<br>
you live in an area where the baker down the street has a CS degree.<br>
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On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Yves Parès <<a href="mailto:limestrael@gmail.com">limestrael@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Learning Haskell will pay off much less than learning PHP, if your goal is<br>
>> to find a job.<br>
><br>
> Amen.<br>
><br>
>> I cannot agree with this for practical reasons. I'm using Haskell for<br>
>> real world commercial applications, and I'm very productive with it.<br>
><br>
> I wish so much I could say that... Out of curiosity, what are you using<br>
> Haskell for?<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2011/6/2 Ertugrul Soeylemez <<a href="mailto:es@ertes.de">es@ertes.de</a>><br>
>><br>
>> "Alberto G. Corona " <<a href="mailto:agocorona@gmail.com">agocorona@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> > Haskell is an academic asset as well as a fun asset.<br>
>><br>
>> I cannot agree with this for practical reasons. I'm using Haskell for<br>
>> real world commercial applications, and I'm very productive with it.<br>
>><br>
>> There is however a variation of this statement, with which I could<br>
>> agree, namely: Learning Haskell will pay off much less than learning<br>
>> PHP, if your goal is to find a job. It takes a lot longer and there are<br>
>> a lot less companies in need of Haskell programmers.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Greets,<br>
>> Ertugrul<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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