> Since the syntax is quite distant from C-like syntax

THIS - and none of the other things cited in the article - is the main reason why Haskell is getting no traction in the real world.

The syntax is an abomination, and worse, IMO pretty much unnecessary. The ideas of the language are interesting, and could be expressed in a much more familiar syntax which would be a huge win for the language (although the convoluted hoops you have to jump through when you truly and actually need to mutate data would still be a sheer nightmare).

Haskell's syntax is exactly what keeps it niche and academic, except for the happy few who have managed to twist their brain into being able to parse that grotesque syntax.