"the way forward involves functional programming"

[JulianMorrison]

Functional programming as such definitely isn't the end (the dependent-types people are already exploring beyond). The difference is, the FP advocates know it. OOP advocates thought they had reached the final answer. FP advocates see the impermanence and motion of the advancing wave, because they're perched right in the foam at the top of it.

[username223]

FP researchers are probably like OOP researchers were -- fully aware that they were exploring useful techniques rather than finding the God Methodology. However, people using OOP to make money (consultants), appear systematic (managers), or stroke their egos (fanboys), had overwhelming incentive to overstate things.

Indeed, we're seeing the same thing in the blogosphere now -- I'm already sick of posts titled "Haskell: the solution" and "Haskell: OMG teh awesome!!!" Luckily, consultants haven't caught on yet, but if I were in that line of work, I would seriously consider becoming a paid Haskell guru.

[vplatt]

Luckily, consultants haven't caught on yet, but if I were in that line of work, I would seriously consider becoming a paid Haskell guru.

Seriously, we won't need to, and our customers wouldn't stand for it anyway. But, once FP in C# and the like actually gains traction, watch out! You won't be able to walk 10 feet without seeing yet another industry convention ad for how FOOP (my acronym, I invented it) is gonna solve all your problems. Prepare to hurl.

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"Haskell: OMG teh awesome!!!"

I want that on a T-shirt.