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I’ve found this explanation to be useful and easy: Haskell is the Mercedes of programming languages.

It has features you didn’t know you wanted or needed and eventually other languages will get there, and Haskell will seem average/harder to differentiate.

I’ve written a more practical post on why Haskell is worth using[0], excuse the clickbait title.

[0]: https://vadosware.io/post/how-and-why-haskell-is-better/

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There’s a reason Toyotas sell like hotcakes. It gets you from A-to-B reliably.

But if you can afford more and enjoy the craft and skill of driving, you probably buy the Mercedes.

Most SWE's brains can't afford more though, sadly.

You're right, and that's why I like my analogy -- Toyotas get you there, but they got you there a lot more dangerously before airbags or ABS were invented (Mercedes innovated those things).

You don't need a Mercedes these days, and that's a result of other companies adopting things that and increase safety, etc. We should expect this of a healthy ecosystem!

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