Re: [Haskell-cafe] do you have to use fix with forkio?

Derek Elkins wrote:

If you are doing something else, use something else. This makes it clear that you -aren't- going to break out (non-exceptionally), i.e. the control flow is more obvious in this code than in the other versions.

Oh yes, of course! I wasn't saying forever is bad; in fact I agree with you that it's the best solution in this case. I just wanted to note that forever isn't always a good substitute for "fix $ \loop ->", without implying that was what you were suggesting. Martijn.