[Haskell-cafe] Is Haskell a Fanatic?

Joe Fredette jfredett at gmail.com
Thu Dec 3 15:01:04 EST 2009


I think you meant to say:


  Now is the winter of our discontent with this troll
  made glorious summer by this son of Fischer.


So long as we bastardize the bard, we best bastardize him fully! :)

/Joe

On Dec 3, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Miguel Mitrofanov wrote:

> Brilliant. Just brilliant.
>
> On 3 Dec 2009, at 22:54, Daniel Fischer wrote:
>
>> Am Donnerstag 03 Dezember 2009 19:14:40 schrieb Stefan Holdermans:
>>> John, Miguel (and others),
>>>
>>>>> Don Stewart wrote, "the guarantees of purity the type system
>>>>> provides are extremely
>>>>> useful for verification purposes". My response to this is in
>>>>> theory. This is what caught my attention initially, but the
>>>>> language lacks polish and does not appear to be going in a
>>>>> direction where it shows signs where it will self-correct. It may
>>>>> even be beyond repair. I care about others and I don't want people
>>>>> to be misled. [...]
>>>>
>>>> The burden of proof is on you to demonstrate that it _is_.
>>>
>>> I admit it's tempting, but wouldn't you agree that, especially in  
>>> this
>>> case, it's better not to feed the troll?
>>
>> To feed, or not to feed: that is the question:
>> Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
>> The quips and ramblings of outrageous trolling,
>> Or to take arms against a sea of nonsense,
>> And by opposing end them?
>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>  Stefan
>>
>>
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