Re: Proposal: pattern synonyms

Conor McBride wrote:

Hi folks

Having spent the last week hacking, I've found a common irritation, so I have a proposal to mitigate it. Of course, this issue may not bug anyone else, so I'm a little hesitant. In pessimal pedagogical order, the proposal: pattern synonyms.

Yes, I quite often wish I had them. But keeping in line with the original Haskell' charter I've refrained from proposing them since they are unimplemented. -- Lennart