4 Apr
2008
4 Apr
'08
10:33 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:34:54PM +0100, Neil Mitchell wrote:
length, take, drop and index working on machine-sized Ints by default are really a bit of a wart, aren't they?
Yes. Also, having strict Int's by default is a bit ugly, in an otherwise lazy-by-default language. It's a place where Haskell decided to remove mathematical elegance for pragmatic speed...
(Not that it isn't a worthwhile trade off, but it is still loosing something to gain something else)
Personally, I like Ints. -- David Roundy Department of Physics Oregon State University