Can HLint help spot space leaks? (was: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Generating Haskell with associated types (and kind annotations))

Jason Dagit dagit at codersbase.com
Fri May 8 15:08:44 EDT 2009


On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Neil Mitchell <ndmitchell at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I've used the project extensively in HLint
> (http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hlint) and
> it works fantastically.


Hi Neil,

A bit off-topic, but your post reminded me:  Does HLint currently help the
user find space leaks?  For example, does it recommend strict folds instead
of lazy folds?  I looked at the FAQ but this was not listed.  I don't really
know how feasible this is.

Thanks,
Jason
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