Also I realized that using the transparency channel meant I had no need for gamma correction! But it then did require constructing an image from parts. That’s what made it more fun, though.
So I have a few thoughts on why Haskell is not more popular.
Haskell sort of dropped the ball by not being more user friendly. This is not about "keeping Haskell simple" - I like the fancy types and advanced features in Haskell and I wish it would get more such features - this is specifically about the community and the new user onboarding experience and how to fix it.
"Something I'm curious about working on is an imperative dependently typed programming language that uses linear types and #TypeTheory to keep the mutation in line. Something I have to admit is that I'm not actually interested in #FunctionalProgramming. I'm simply interested in #types."
「 As the name suggests, with purely functional programming, the developer can write only pure functions, which, by definition, cannot have side effects. With this one restriction, you increase stability, open the door to compiler optimizations, and end up with code that’s far easier to reason about 」
— IEEE Spectrum
I've been on masto quite a while now, so I think an #introduction is overdue.
Moin. I am a (soon to be finished) computer science student in Germany. My interests are #FOSS#functionalProgramming and #gamedev. I focus on 2D puzzlers but am open for more. I am also interested in human languages. Especially conlangs like #TokiPona. If able, I go climbing fairly regularly.
Sadly I am not very good at expressing myself so if I say something controversial, take it with a grain of salt.