> Haskell doesn't suck.  It sucks a lot less than C++, certainly.  Being 
> slower doesn't mean it sucks.  The higher-level the language and more 
> away from the underlying low-level metal, the better.  Haskell sucks a 
> lot less performance-wise than most other very high-level languages.

Faster than Java, C#, F#, Erlang, Clean, Lisp... But still not quite as 
fast as C.

And let's face it, millions of people can program in C. Why bother 
learning Haskell?

>> If it was just one person who disliked me, it probably wouldn't bother 
>> me. But when so many otherwise rational, intelligent people all say 
>> you're stupid... eventually it starts to sink in.
> 
> Being not as intelligent as truly intelligent people is not the same as 
> being stupid.  Endlessly pestering such bright people over reasonably 
> basic stuff you still don't understand... well, that's stupid. ;)

...and when nemesis says I'm stupid, I really *don't* care. :-P

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