As far as beginners and teaching goes, why don't we have two Preludes?

(1) The real (and somewhat scary) Prelude (2) A stripped down, less flexible, but easier to comprehend Prelude

The DrRacket (ex DrScheme) people have language levels. We could have

On 5/27/13 9:24 PM, Manuel M T Chakravarty wrote: library levels. I'm generally a fan, though again I suggest a tripartite version: (1) The real (and somewhat scary) Prelude required by circularity of the language--- which is kept as minimal as possible, in order to reduce the problems of tight coupling between language and libraries. (2) The "real Prelude" (also somewhat scary) which has all the bells and whistles veteran Haskellers expect, but which can be altered or removed without severe repercussions for the entire ecosystem. (3) A stripped down, less flexible, but easier to comprehend "simple Prelude". -- Live well, ~wren