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Rank

Delphi vs Haskell

  1. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread

    93% 7%
    Delphi 28 out of 30 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  2. This language has an annoying syntax

    91% 9%
    Delphi 11 out of 12 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  3. There are many good commercial tools for this language

    88% 12%
    Delphi 24 out of 27 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  4. Code written in this language tends to be verbose

    88% 12%
    Delphi 23 out of 26 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  5. This is a low level language

    79% 21%
    Delphi 23 out of 29 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  6. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language

    74% 26%
    Delphi 20 out of 27 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  7. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer

    72% 28%
    Delphi 13 out of 18 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  8. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years

    71% 29%
    Delphi 15 out of 21 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  9. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features

    71% 29%
    Delphi 15 out of 21 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  10. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood

    71% 29%
    Delphi 15 out of 21 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  11. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language

    68% 32%
    Delphi 22 out of 32 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  12. I often get angry when writing code in this language

    66% 34%
    Delphi 6 out of 9 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  13. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project

    66% 34%
    Delphi 16 out of 24 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  14. This is a mainstream language

    64% 36%
    Delphi 11 out of 17 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  15. This language is likely to be a passing fad

    64% 36%
    Delphi 20 out of 31 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  16. Writing code in this language is a lot of work

    63% 37%
    Delphi 21 out of 33 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  17. This language is good for beginners

    63% 37%
    Delphi 19 out of 30 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  18. Code written in this language is very readable

    60% 40%
    Delphi 15 out of 25 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  19. I know many other people who use this language

    60% 40%
    Delphi 21 out of 35 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  20. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others

    59% 41%
    Delphi 16 out of 27 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  21. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong

    58% 42%
    Delphi 21 out of 36 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  22. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for

    57% 43%
    Delphi 19 out of 33 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  23. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language

    57% 43%
    Delphi 12 out of 21 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  24. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform

    55% 45%
    Delphi 19 out of 34 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  25. This language is minimal

    55% 45%
    Delphi 15 out of 27 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  26. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else

    55% 45%
    Delphi 16 out of 29 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  27. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does

    54% 46%
    Delphi 12 out of 22 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  28. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language

    53% 47%
    Delphi 16 out of 30 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  29. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"

    53% 47%
    Delphi 17 out of 32 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  30. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language

    53% 47%
    Delphi 17 out of 32 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  31. This language is large

    52% 48%
    Delphi 18 out of 34 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  32. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot

    52% 48%
    Delphi 9 out of 17 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  33. This language is suitable for real-time applications

    51% 49%
    Delphi 17 out of 33 picked Delphi over Haskell Haskell

  34. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code

    50% 50%
    Delphi 13 out of 26 each for Haskell and Delphi Haskell

  35. I usually use this language on projects with many other members

    50% 50%
    Delphi 13 out of 26 each for Haskell and Delphi Haskell

  36. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient

    48% 52%
    Delphi 16 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  37. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it

    47% 53%
    Delphi 10 out of 19 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  38. There are many good tools for this language

    46% 54%
    Delphi 17 out of 32 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  39. This language is best for very small projects

    46% 54%
    Delphi 14 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  40. This language would be good for teaching children to write software

    46% 54%
    Delphi 7 out of 13 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  41. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.

    46% 54%
    Delphi 7 out of 13 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  42. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality

    45% 55%
    Delphi 20 out of 37 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  43. I would use this language for mobile applications

    45% 55%
    Delphi 20 out of 37 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  44. I know this language well

    45% 55%
    Delphi 172 out of 315 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  45. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language

    44% 56%
    Delphi 16 out of 29 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  46. I use many applications written in this language

    44% 56%
    Delphi 16 out of 29 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  47. This language is unusually bad for beginners

    43% 57%
    Delphi 17 out of 30 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  48. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces

    42% 58%
    Delphi 19 out of 33 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  49. This language is well documented

    41% 59%
    Delphi 14 out of 24 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  50. This language is best for very large projects

    40% 60%
    Delphi 19 out of 32 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  51. I can imagine using this language in my day job

    40% 60%
    Delphi 18 out of 30 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  52. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.

    40% 60%
    Delphi 3 out of 5 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  53. This language has a niche in which it is great

    39% 61%
    Delphi 17 out of 28 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  54. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later

    39% 61%
    Delphi 17 out of 28 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  55. I would use this language for writing server programs

    38% 62%
    Delphi 19 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  56. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.

    36% 64%
    Delphi 7 out of 11 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  57. I would list this language on my resume

    35% 65%
    Delphi 29 out of 45 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  58. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity

    33% 67%
    Delphi 14 out of 21 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  59. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language

    33% 67%
    Delphi 18 out of 27 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  60. This language has a very dogmatic community

    33% 67%
    Delphi 16 out of 24 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  61. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.

    33% 67%
    Delphi 8 out of 12 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  62. This language excels at text processing

    32% 68%
    Delphi 19 out of 28 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  63. I would use this language to write a command-line app

    31% 69%
    Delphi 24 out of 35 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  64. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"

    30% 70%
    Delphi 16 out of 23 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  65. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).

    28% 72%
    Delphi 5 out of 7 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  66. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language

    28% 72%
    Delphi 5 out of 7 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  67. I regularly use this language

    28% 72%
    Delphi 28 out of 39 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  68. This language is good for numeric computing

    27% 73%
    Delphi 21 out of 29 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  69. I would use this language for casual scripting

    26% 74%
    Delphi 19 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  70. The resources for learning this language are of high quality

    26% 74%
    Delphi 19 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  71. This language is good for distributed computing

    25% 75%
    Delphi 20 out of 27 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  72. This language is very flexible

    25% 75%
    Delphi 23 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  73. This language is expressive

    25% 75%
    Delphi 18 out of 24 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  74. I use this language out of choice

    25% 75%
    Delphi 33 out of 44 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  75. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features

    24% 76%
    Delphi 19 out of 25 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  76. There are many good open-source tools for this language

    24% 76%
    Delphi 19 out of 25 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  77. I enjoy using this language

    23% 77%
    Delphi 20 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  78. I would use this language for a web project

    23% 77%
    Delphi 20 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  79. This language has a strong static type system

    22% 78%
    Delphi 21 out of 27 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  80. This language excels at symbolic manipulation

    19% 81%
    Delphi 24 out of 30 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  81. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.

    19% 81%
    Delphi 8 out of 10 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  82. This language excels at concurrency

    19% 81%
    Delphi 20 out of 25 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  83. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done

    19% 81%
    Delphi 16 out of 20 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  84. This language is likely to be around for a very long time

    19% 81%
    Delphi 29 out of 36 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  85. This language has a very coherent design

    19% 81%
    Delphi 29 out of 36 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  86. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement

    19% 81%
    Delphi 25 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  87. This language has a high quality implementation

    18% 82%
    Delphi 13 out of 16 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  88. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.

    18% 82%
    Delphi 9 out of 11 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  89. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application

    17% 83%
    Delphi 28 out of 34 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  90. Code written in this language tends to be terse

    15% 85%
    Delphi 16 out of 19 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  91. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it

    15% 85%
    Delphi 17 out of 20 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  92. I usually use this language on solo projects

    14% 86%
    Delphi 23 out of 27 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  93. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer

    14% 86%
    Delphi 23 out of 27 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  94. This is a high level language

    13% 87%
    Delphi 31 out of 36 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  95. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct

    13% 87%
    Delphi 25 out of 29 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  96. This language is good for scientific computing

    13% 87%
    Delphi 26 out of 30 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  97. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time

    13% 87%
    Delphi 33 out of 38 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  98. I find code written in this language very elegant

    12% 88%
    Delphi 27 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  99. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.

    12% 88%
    Delphi 14 out of 16 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  100. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.

    11% 89%
    Delphi 15 out of 17 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  101. I find this language easy to prototype in

    11% 89%
    Delphi 23 out of 26 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  102. This language encourages writing reusable code.

    11% 89%
    Delphi 8 out of 9 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  103. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable

    10% 90%
    Delphi 25 out of 28 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  104. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.

    9% 91%
    Delphi 9 out of 10 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  105. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages

    9% 91%
    Delphi 28 out of 31 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  106. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do

    8% 92%
    Delphi 31 out of 34 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  107. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages

    8% 92%
    Delphi 33 out of 36 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  108. This language has a good community

    5% 95%
    Delphi 17 out of 18 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  109. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis

    5% 95%
    Delphi 35 out of 37 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

  110. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to

    33% 67%
    Delphi 2 out of 3 picked Haskell over Delphi Haskell

What's going on here?

The absolute rankings are interesting for large scale comparisons but when you want to know about two specific languages it's much more informative to look at how the two fare when they go directly head to head.

Here are all the statements which we've got enough comparisons between Delphi and Haskell to be meaningful and which of the two our users picked.

The order in which we're presenting them is a little arbitrary (sorry), but we've tried to put the things which they're both good at first so as to give you the most interesting picture of it.