Thank you for the (somewhat incorrect) history lesson, especially the bit about Miranda as a forerunner to Haskell.
The rest of my comments still stand--especially the bit about "functional programming for its own sake", which is exactly what I consider "wanky" in a language whose propagandists are unwilling to promote as merely being of academic interest.
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Thank you for the (somewhat incorrect) history lesson, especially the bit about Miranda as a forerunner to Haskell.
The rest of my comments still stand--especially the bit about "functional programming for its own sake", which is exactly what I consider "wanky" in a language whose propagandists are unwilling to promote as merely being of academic interest.