[Haskell-cafe] Re: Shouldn't this loop indefinitely => take (last [0..]) [0..]

[Neil Mitchell]

Hi

>  length, take, drop and index working on machine-sized Ints by default
>  are really a bit of a wart, aren't they?

Yes. Also, having strict Int's by default is a bit ugly, in an
otherwise lazy-by-default language. It's a place where Haskell decided
to remove mathematical elegance for pragmatic speed...

(Not that it isn't a worthwhile trade off, but it is still loosing
something to gain something else)

Thanks

Neil