[Haskell-cafe] 'let' keyword optional in do notation?

[Martijn Schrage]

Hi cafe,

For a while now, I've been wondering why the 'let' keyword in a do block 
isn't optional. So instead of

do ...
    let x = exp1
        y = exp2
    z <- exp3
    ...

you could simply write

do ...
    x = exp1
    y = exp2
    z <- exp3
    ...

Where each sequence of let-less bindings is put in a separate binding 
group. I'm no parsing wizard, but I couldn't come up with any situations 
in which this would cause ambiguity. To me, the let-less version is 
easier on the eyes, more consistent with <- bindings, and also makes it 
less of a hassle to move stuff around.

The above probably also holds for list/monad comprehensions, but the 
explicit let has never really bothered me there.

Cheers,
Martijn Schrage -- Oblomov Systems (http://www.oblomov.com)
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