Simon L Peyton Jones wrote:
> That's just what I intend to do. I don't see Std Haskell as a big
> deal, but even little deals are worth completing rather than
> leaving as loose ends... and I'm more optimistic than Paul about
> the usefulness of Std Haskell. I would be happy to find a name
> that was less grand and final-sounding than 'Standard Haskell' though;
> but more final sounding than 'Haskell 1.5'.
`Teaching Haskell' is an obvious option, but might put too many
non-academics off.
So, considering its purpose, what about `Stable Haskell'?
(The main drawback is, of course, that the phrase `horses for courses'
springs to mind :-) [Just couldn't resist sharing that one with you all!]
-- David
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