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Could you elaborate a bit what you want to achieve by learning Haskell?

I'm a Haskell newb as well. Learning it because I'm interested in theoritical CS (category theory, type system, etc).

If you ask me do I have any benefits of learning Haskell, then my answer is no. At least for the moment. But that doesn't stop me from pursuing it.

Of course, your mileage my vary... :)

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I am looking to write some scientific programs in which I have a good degree of confidence is accurate and are easily understandable, maintainable, and extendible. Speed, in terms of both writing the programs and running them, is also a factor. Theoretically, I can write these programs in just about any language. However, I get the impression Haskell can do all this in a well-balanced way. At the least, I hear claims of such.

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