I have big hopes for the future of Haskell.<p>Haskell is backed by a truly amazing community. A lot of effort has been put into making Haskell more "beginner" friendly or production-ready. There is obviously still a long way to go and things to improve (cabal?) but what has already been achieved is something that Haskellers can be immensely proud of.<p>I am certain that this will pay off on the long term. Haskell will continue to inspire people to build better, safer software and contribute to make the line between software engineering and mathematics blurrier.<p>From a sociological aspect I hope that the values of tolerance, respect and benevolence that most of the Haskell community is supporting will also contribute to make tech a more friendly and equal place for everyone.
I'm currently learning and loving haskell. I, however, find it unlikely that this language will ever become mainstream.<p>Throwing a beginner head first into recursion and restricting all their programs to be a singular composite of expressions is the, unfortunately, best way to turn away a beginner.<p>But damn, it'd be an awesome future if I'm wrong.