[oneofnine]

That's true, much of the technical discourse haggled over favorite language features. But that missed the much bigger point: If we use complex, abstract Haskell for practical apps, what are the consequences of alienating the vast majority of professional developers?

Unfortunately the answer is clear: Haskell's arcane reputation has solidified.

[tome]

Well, it's a good question. I'm in favour of using simple[+], abstract Haskell for practical apps, welcoming the vast majority of professional developers!

[+] "simple" in that the solution to a problem is expressed in a simple way, not that it restricts itself to a particular subset of the language.