# Co-Creator of Haskell: Functional Programming, Thinking in Types, Useless Languages | Simon Jones

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**Created:** [August 23, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.haskell.org/t/co-creator-of-haskell-functional-programming-thinking-in-types-useless-languages-simon-jones/14603 "2026-08-23T08:59:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.haskell.org/t/co-creator-of-haskell-functional-programming-thinking-in-types-useless-languages-simon-jones/14603/1 "2026-08-23T08:59:20Z")

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