I wonder if some of these nitpicks could actually be solved by splitting "prelude" out as a separate module. Packages could then begin depending on a certain version [range] of prelude (apart from base/GHC version). That could allow breaking changes to prelude without breaking code (all hail the PVP!). Of course, Prelude would still be imported implicitly by default. Elliot On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 1:30:37 AM UTC-4, William Yager wrote:
Hello all,
Inspired by the recent thread re. modifying data/type/newtype syntax, I've made a wiki article dedicated to Haskell-related nitpicks. I've added a few entries; one from the thread I just mentioned, and a classic from way back in the 90s (map vs fmap).
https://wiki.haskell.org/Nitpicks
Hopefully, this page will help us keep track of what people are annoyed about (especially people who aren't already inured to the quirks of Haskell) as well as give us inspiration for future proposals.
Cheers, Will