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>> I guess I'm still smarting from that guy yelling at me because I keep
>> asking how rank-2 types work and I still can't get my head around it.
>
> You need to sit down interactively with someone. There were a handful of
> things I just couldn't grok until I got someone more expert to give me a
> clue, then it all fell into place. (LISP being one of those, for example.)
Yeah, well... not much danger of that. ;-)
>> Actually, I'm still not really comprehending why double-entry book
>> keeping is really relevant to a computer science degree, but still...
>
> It's as relevant as anything else. Computer science (such as it is)
> doesn't solve any problems on its own. :-)
See, I don't give a **** about solving real-world problems. I only care
about solving "interesting" problems. ;-)
This is possibly why I'm so unemployable... :-/
>> is another qualification going to be different?
>
> Because in getting that qualification, you get introduced to all the
> people working in the fields that interest you.
I don't think anybody is "working" with Haskell. (As in, getting paid
money to use it.) I could be wrong, but it seems pretty rare.
>>> and will have many more employment options once you are done.
>> I currently doubt this one.
>
> OK, put it this way... So what? You're not finding any good jobs now.
> After, if you still don't find any good jobs, what did you lose?
Several thousand pounds in debts? Several years of my life? Possibly my
sanity? :-} (Did you *see* the links I posted?)
>> I'm thinking I might make a list of cool stuff just for the hell of
>> it, actually. :-D
>
> You definitely should.
Meh. I tried making a list of cool things, and it ended up having
entries like "complex numbers. Because you can calculate stuff with
them!" Pretty retarded, eh?
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