[Haskell-beginners] Re: mayBe stuck

On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:38:56 +0100 Brent Yorgey wrote:

you shift the burden of proving that it is safe from the compiler onto yourself ... Here are some off the top of my head, for beginners reading this who might not already know:

fromJust head tail init last (!!)

i'm trying to follow this conversation. the problem is that some of these functions don't behave nicely for some inputs right? like tail [] also, is it better to use pattern matching (x:xs) than head and tail? could that be part of the point here too? -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's