• SQL, Lisp, and Haskell are the only programming languages that I've seen where one spends more time thinking than typing.

    Philip Greenspun: SQL, Lisp, and Haskell are the only programming languages that I've seen where one spends more time thinking than typing.
    "How long is the average Internet discussion forum posting?". Philip Greenspun's Weblog, blogs.harvard.edu. March 7, 2005.