[Haskell-cafe] Monad of no `return` Proposal (MRP): Moving `return` out of `Monad`

Alexander Berntsen alexander at plaimi.net
Mon Oct 5 22:29:34 UTC 2015


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On 05/10/15 20:50, Nathan Bouscal wrote:
> There have been a lot of objections based on the idea that
> learners will consult books that are out of date, but the number of
> learners affected by this is dwarfed by the number of learners who
> will use updated materials and be confused by this strange
> historical artifact. Permanently-enshrined historical artifacts
> accrete forever and cause linear confusion, whereas outdated
> materials are inevitably replaced such that the amount of confusion
> remains constant.
Thank you for making this point

I would be very saddened if the appeal to history (i.e. technical
debt) would halt our momentum. That's what happens to most things both
in and out of computer science. And it's honestly depressing.
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Alexander
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