[Haskell] Re: Why is getArgs in the IO monad?

[Keean Schupke]

Surely both requirements can be satisfied if the programs arguments are made
parameters of main:

main :: [String] -> IO ()

    Keean.

Ben Rudiak-Gould wrote:

> Conal Elliott wrote:
>
> >The meaning of
> >"length getArgs" would then have to be a value whose type is the meaning
> >of Haskell's "Int", i.e. either bottom or a 32-bit integer.  I'm
> >guessing that none of those 2^32+1 values is what you'd mean by "length
> >getArgs".  On the other hand, the IO monad is a much roomier type.
>