[Haskell-cafe] Re: historical question about Haskell and Haskell Curry

Paul Hudak writes:

Actually, the more compelling reason we chose "Haskell" over "Alonzo" was that, at the time, Church was alive -- he died in 1995 -- whereas Curry was not -- he died in 1982. We felt uncomfortable naming the language after someone who still alive (however odd that may sound).

Oh yes. I had forgotten that. -- Jón Fairbairn Jon.Fairbairn@cl.cam.ac.uk