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You're right - this letter fits perfectly with many languages.

Letter to a Young Visual Basic 6 Programmer

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So how do you help them want to learn it too? You do not tell them this is a language for smart people. You do not tell them you are smart because you use this language.

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I get the feeling you're trying to say something about VB6

It's a good read for many older non-Haskell programmers, too.

I'd go so far as to say it's a good read for many humans, whether they're programmers or not.

I think it addresses a "hotshot" mindset to some extent, but like you say, that applies to more than just Haskell programmers.