22 May
2001
22 May
'01
10:23 a.m.
For humans, it is quite natural to use visual cues (like layout) to indicate semantics.
I agree, but let us not try to do that with just two (already overloaded) symbols.
(let ((a 0) (b 1)) (+ a b))
let { a = 0; b = 1; } in a + b is valid Haskell and the way I use the language. Enough and more descriptive visual cues, I say. Using layout is an option, not a rule (although the thing is called layout rule...)
But all this is not very constructive, because Haskell is not going to change into a fully parenthesized prefix syntax at my wish.
Thank god :-) Arjan