Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: Design your modules for qualified import

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Achim Schneider wrote:

Jan-Willem Maessen wrote:

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There's one caveat: Always choose descriptive names, even if you are assuming that you will usually use a qualified import. The following are wonderful names, even though they conflict with the prelude: null filter map lookup

import Prelude as P

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The following are terrible names: T C

Not to mention that this usage is hideously confusing while looking at the haddock docs.

But that will be resolved when Haddock can show identifiers with qualifications.

While I don't mind Haskore having them, they should just be different names for a type that has a clear name. It also appears to generate an excessive amount of modules.

It's good to have fine grained modules, because you can more easily exchange the parts you want different from the standard way. For reducing import lists for simple songs I think we could provide wrapper modules.