I used to feel that way. I tried reading the various tutorial-style learning materials online, such as Learn You a Haskell, but they didn’t really help me learn how to use the language. In the end, I just dove in and started trying to build real software with it, asking questions when I got stuck. Even though there was a lot to learn, it turned out to be pretty easy.
Nowadays Haskell is my #1 programming language for hobby projects—at least when GC is acceptable. And often when I’m trying to design some code in another language, I’ll prototype it in Haskell first to get more clarity of thought and faster iteration.
Nowadays Haskell is my #1 programming language for hobby projects—at least when GC is acceptable. And often when I’m trying to design some code in another language, I’ll prototype it in Haskell first to get more clarity of thought and faster iteration.