[Mid-discussion Summary] Proposal: add new Data.Bits.Bits(bitZero) method

[Edward Kmett]

Note: at least for Integer, allBits / oneBits is also definable, despite
note being Finite


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Ian Lynagh <igloo at earth.li> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 02:51:24PM -0500, Anthony Cowley wrote:
> > I am -1 on the name zero. I don't think importing Data.Bits unqualified
> is uncommon at all, and zero is prime naming real estate. I am +0.5 on the
> addition overall, as most uses of Bits are with types that also have Num
> instances.
>
> For those that don't have a Num instance, "zero" may not make as much
> sense.
>
> Perhaps something like noBits would be better. And FiniteBits may also
> want an allBits?
>
>
> Thanks
> Ian
>
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