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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">On 2018-01-18 07:16 PM,
Henk-Jan van Tuyl wrote:<br>
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and thanks for all the work on the beautiful language I have
been studying and using the last fifteen years.
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I would like to echo that. I would also like to thank you, Simon,
for your courteous, positive, humble and cooperative attitude that
has set the tone for our whole community.<br>
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I had been programming for over thirty years when I discovered
Haskell, and through it functional programming, in 2008. It was a
complete revelation to me, and I've not looked back. I now don't
want to work in any other language if I can possibly help it. I
think Haskell hits a sweet spot of expressiveness, safety and
performance that is unmatched among mainstream languages. I've
experimented with some other functional languages, and I think
Haskell stands head and shoulders above them all.<br>
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Happy Birthday, Simon :-)<br>
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—Neil<br>
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