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by nv-vn 3818 days ago
Algebraic data types and pattern matching are great for compilers, interpreters, static analyzers, and basically anything dealing with implementation of programming languages. That said, Haskell can pretty much do anything that other languages can these days, so it might be fun doing something you're already familiar with (say, IRC bot) and reimplementing it in a new way.