| ▲ | lp4v4n 5 hours ago | |
I'm not a Haskell developer and I hadn't heard of this company "Scarf" before. As much as I respect this guy who tried to work and push an alternative ecosystem, it's hard for me to shake off the impression that, rather than due to Haskell compile time, he moved to python because it's easier to find developers for it and it's the de facto scripting language for LLMs. No problem about that, of course. Running a company is hard enough, I think that passion and idealism for a language/platform/technology out of aesthetic appreciation can only go so far and after a certain age just making money and reaching your professional objectives count more. | ||
| ▲ | jimbokun 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |
How the hell would you know his true intentions? Fast compile times is one of the most important qualities for developer productivity. It made Haskell a non-starter for many developers even before LLM driven development took off. | ||