[Haskell-cafe] Re: Simple newbie question - Int and Integer

Dave Bayer wrote:

Gregory Propf writes:

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So what the hell is the difference between them? Int and Integer. They aren't synonyms clearly. What's going on?

http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Learn_Haskell_in_10_minutes

is a good starting point for answering this and similar questions.

Err, wow! Word gets around fast. I wrote that up through about 1:00 am this morning, and I'm a little embarassed by it. I was thinking I'd let it hand around in my head and do a second pass in a day or two to make it more respectable; but hey, I'll swallow my embarassment if people find it helpful. :) -- Chris Smith