* Rustom Mody
There was a recent discussion on the python list regarding maximum line length. It occured to me that beautiful haskell programs tend to be plump (ie have long lines) compared to other languages whose programs are 'skinnier'. My thoughts on this are at http://blog.languager.org/2012/10/layout-imperative-in-functional.html.
Are there more striking examples than the lexer from the standard prelude? [Or any other thoughts/opinions :-) ]
Indeed, I've seen quite a few Haskell projects with long lines. Personally, I find it hard to read and very irritating. I always use 80-chars lines in my projects. It seems that people who write long lines mostly come from academic background, where there's less emphasis on maintainability (no offense; also, I haven't conducted a proper statistical research — this is just an impression). Roman