Programmer Chooses the Hard Route

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A stick figure labeled “Programmer” runs toward a narrow gap between two cliffs, where Rust, Elixir, Haskell, and other programming technologies await, while a much larger pile of familiar languages and tools sits below. The joke is that programmers may deliberately pursue obscure or difficult technologies instead of choosing the broad collection of mainstream options, framing niche technical interests as ambitious “life goals.”

• @profunctor_io / 1400 2018-10-20