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> I'm from India and if I start to find a good Haskell or Scala programmer

In general, if you need to find a good programmer for any language (Python, JavaScript, Java, ...), you will be searching for a long time. The only difference is that with Haskell, OCaml and other advanced languages, usually the first programmer you will find is already very good.

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However finding that first 'good' programmer is going to be harder for languages like Scala, Haskell etc. compared to finding the first good programmer on more popular languages

No it isn't, that's the point. It is easier to find any programmer. It is not easier to find a good programmer. 99% of java programmers are bad. 50% of scala programmers are bad. Finding the 1% of good java programmers is just as hard as finding the 50% of good scala programmers.

"99% of java programmers are bad."

Are you part of the 99%? It irks me when people make pompous statements like this.

I'm not a java programmer. Just to help you out for the future since you seem a bit confused:

    pomp·ous/ˈpämpəs/Adjective:
        Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important: "a pompous ass".

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