Hi, Graham. As a Haskell newbie and a lurker on this list for about a month, I've e-watched your efforts with a great deal of interest.
I came to Haskell for I believe exactly the same reason you're describing - please correct me if I'm misunderstanding - because I believe a robust, lazy, pure FP language has potentially kick*ss properties as a scripting language for Semantic Web applications based on distributed metadata. I'm nowhere near where you are with Haskell - even with some rusty bits of Lisp and Prolog in my background, I'm keeping plenty occupied just getting through the 'Gentle Intro' in the slices of time I can steal from other priorities. However, I'll continue to put what I can into this because the goal is so compelling and exciting. So, consider this a thank-you for your efforts and a big +1 for what you've expressed in terms of both the potential and the challenges in front of Haskell as an (especially Semantic) Web programming language. All the best, Michael Brian Orr > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Klyne > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:37 AM > To: Haskell Mailing List > Subject: [Haskell] Weaving the Web with Haskell > > For the past week or so, I've been wrestling with various > bits of Haskell > libraries trying to get an XML parser running under Windows. > Each time I > think I've resolved a problem, another pops up to take its > place. So I > felt it was a good time to stand back and review my goals and > approach. > > > Background > > I believe that Haskell has a number of characteristics that make it > eminently suitable for prototyping and deploying a range of web > technologies. My own interest is in the Semantic Web area, ----( SNIP )------------------ _______________________________________________ Haskell mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell
