Joel Reymont writes:
I will have to leave this for a while. I apologize but I'm more than a bit frustrated at the moment and it's not fair of me to take it out on everybody else.
From what I can tell you have mastered a lot of sophisticated language theory in a very short time. Part of the reason why no-one can give you simple answers to your questions is that we don't know these answers either. Just by asking those questions you have already extended the boundaries of what the Haskell community at large knows and understands. Give things a little time to sink in, and then try it again. Even if you ultimately decide to write your application in another language, you'll find
Never mind. Haskell has a very high potential for frustrating newcomers. I went through the exact same experience when I wrote my first network code, and I still marvel at the patience the nice folks on these mailing lists had with all my complaints. that knowing and understanding Haskell will change the way you design software -- regardless of the language you use. Please don't give up now that you have come this far. Peter