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Turing Completeness and Human Usability
- Programming languages are Turing complete, but that's unhelpful.
- Languages should make programming easier for humans, prioritizing familiarity and ease of thinking.
Haskell: For Experts?
- James Ward hesitated to learn Haskell, viewing it as a language for experts and academics.
- Kris Jenkins suggests that Haskell's perceived difficulty might be because it's a good training ground, encouraging going straight to the source.
Haskell's Core: Side Effects
- Haskell prioritizes eliminating or controlling unexpected side effects for reliability.
- It uses the compiler to track side effects, improving code reliability and security.