RE: Haskell in Scientific Computing?

[Olivier . Lefevre]

> But there's a lot of problems, probably more in the hazy region between
> science & engineering, where `numerically intensive' algorithms are
> developed which don't look anything like existing classical techniques.
> Here the issue is to generate CORRECT results REASONABLY QUICKLY

Exactly. Financial engineering being a case at point. It is no coincidence that 
it is one of the few fields where APL has been able to maitain a foothold and 
some mindshare. Other functional languages might do well in such niches, too, 
but my impression is that the niches in question account for a small part of the
overall market.

Olivier Lefevre
Warburg Dillon Reed