Paul Johnson wrote: > For software developers who need to produce highly reliable software at > minimum cost, Haskell is a pure functional programming language that > reduces line count by 75% through reusable higher order functions and > detects latent defects with its powerful static type system. Unlike Ada > and Java, Haskell allows reusable functions to be combined without the > overhead of class definitions and inheritance, and its type system > prevents the hidden side effects that cause many bugs in programs > written in conventional languages.
If you blurt that one out to a typical IT manager, you will have a guaranteed *DUMMY MODE ON* response consisting mostly of grunts and other guttural noises. If delivered in 30 seconds, that particular passage is pretty heavy even for a Haskell programmer. Niko _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
