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   by vperez 7d ago

   Because there are much more unknown parameters in the outcome of AI for humanity than in your match against Stockfish. For example, the timeline upon which AIs get effectively smarter than us is uncertain. Let's say you believe the pro
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   by vperez 7d ago

   It's not too hard to imagine potential scenarios, some example have been given in previous responses. But there is another kind of argument to be made: if you play chess against a player that is far smarter than you (chess wise), you
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   by vperez 7y ago

   Haskell is actually used by companies to solve practical problems, a non trivial example being Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTO510zO78 Not too bad for an abstract experimentation.
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   by vperez 7y ago

   Great article. One nitpick: > One of the biggest benefits of using a systems programming language is the ability to have control over low-level details. I think this is a misguided conflation of "systems programming" and "
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   by vperez 8y ago

   I second this, notably for programming related queries. I have been using DDG for a year or so now, and never looked back.
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   by vperez 8y ago

   Here at https://legalstart.fr , we have been using Elm for a few months now, and this experience has been quite positive. What we liked: - the compiler: not only does it prevent a lot of bugs, it allows us to refactor large porti