RFC: Should Data.IntMap.Strict be value-strict in the function arguments or the map itself

[Johan Tibell]

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Milan Straka <fox at ucw.cz> wrote:

> Hi Johan,
>
> > After thinking about this some more I think we should go with option one
> > (the most strict one). My arguments in favor are that
> >
> >  * it's easier to explain and remember,
> >  * it's harder to be too lazy by mistake*,
> >  * Simon M thinks it'll help GHC to avoid some redundant seq:s, and
> >  * if we can specialize the structure in the future to use monomorphic
> > representations we can pass the value unboxed.
> >
> > Milan, what are your current thoughts?
>
> I agree with going with option one. It is a simple rule and it is
> consistent with the method-are-strict-in-keys behaviour.
>

I will go ahead and make the changes as soon as I find some time.

-- Johan
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