Haskell is definitely not as "easy" as Python but I actually think it's more straight forward than Python is. There's more cognitive work up-front but the pay off is very big in terms of stability, maintainability, etc... in the long run. I actually think it costs less in amount of work to do something in Haskell than in Python (and Erlang, even).
When I have to drop into Python or Javascript I feel like I'm pulling out my MiniTonka toys vs. the actual dump truck out back by the barn. When I went from PHP to Python it felt like that too.
As it stands though, I write systems critical services in HS now and keep the web app stuff in Python. I have written two production web apps in Snap and I loved every minute of it.
When I have to drop into Python or Javascript I feel like I'm pulling out my MiniTonka toys vs. the actual dump truck out back by the barn. When I went from PHP to Python it felt like that too.
As it stands though, I write systems critical services in HS now and keep the web app stuff in Python. I have written two production web apps in Snap and I loved every minute of it.