10 Mar
2010
10 Mar
'10
1:05 a.m.
On 10 March 2010 16:45, zaxis
Yes, we can imitate all of it (such as `when`, `until` and `for`) because haskell is a good DSL language. However, i feel it will be more convenient if the language itself supports all these fundations.
You seem to be missing the point of referential transparency [1] and purity [2], something which most of us quite _like_ about Haskell. If you absolutely _need_ mutation within Haskell, see IORefs and the like. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referential_transparency_(computer_science) [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic Ivan.Miljenovic@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com