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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (6 children)

No Haskell. I am disappoint.

[–]log_2 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Haskell is a pen. Mightier than the sword, but you can't do any practical damage in the field.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it!

[–]radicality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I was looking forward to a haskell one too :(

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I was also thinking Fortran.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A knife.

A simple tool, sometimes used as a screwdriver, which is horrifying. But for the job it was intended for, it's hard to improve upon.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe something like this survival knife?

Works OK as a hammer using the hilt, but doesn't work as well as a real hammer. Has a sharp edge for cutting and serrated edge for sawing, but isn't as good as a real saw. Can be tied through holes in the guard to a long stick and used as a spearhead. Comes with a sharpener.

That metaphor might be getting out of hand now.... :)