>He said he spent some time there, IIRC, and found it somewhat intriguing, perhaps interesting, but needed to get shit done eventually and so […]
I think this resonates with many. My take is: don’t be dogmatic. Regardless of the language, one should write as beautiful, composable and pure as possible - but no more than that.
Where only performance matters, oop wins. When clarity is the only priority, Haskell wins. But in reality, we’re rarely dealing with either scenario. We’re somewhere in the noisy realm between, and ought to code accordingly. Fundamentalists rarely make policy with the nuance reality deserves.
I think this resonates with many. My take is: don’t be dogmatic. Regardless of the language, one should write as beautiful, composable and pure as possible - but no more than that. Where only performance matters, oop wins. When clarity is the only priority, Haskell wins. But in reality, we’re rarely dealing with either scenario. We’re somewhere in the noisy realm between, and ought to code accordingly. Fundamentalists rarely make policy with the nuance reality deserves.