>> > In denotational semantics, every well-formed term in the language must >> > have a value. So, what is a value of "fix id"? >> >> There isn't one! >> >> Bottoms will be the null pointers of the 2010's, you watch. >> >> This ×1000. Errors go in an error monad. > > Including all possible manifestations of infinite loops?
Some would say that non-termination is a computational effect, and I can argue either way depending on the day of the week. Of course, the history books show that monads were invented *after* it was decided that Haskell would be a lazy language. Talk about selection bias. Ben.
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