I think they are equally feasible, but as Simon says, we have avoided introducing new global keywords.
And I think we should avoid it this time too.  Why break programs when we don't have to.

  -- Lennart

On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Ian Lynagh <igloo@earth.li> wrote:
On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 09:46:29AM +0000, Simon Marlow wrote:
>
> I don't think it's feasible to allow 'case' as a type
> variable, but it's certainly feasible to allow 'forall' as a term
> variable.

Why is 'case'-only-in-expression harder than 'forall'-only-in-type?

> On the other hand, it makes life difficult for syntax highlighters.

Yup.


Thanks
Ian


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