[Haskell-cafe] Re: IO is a bad example for Monads

2007-12-11 Thread ChrisK
Michael Vanier wrote: I haven't been following this thread closely, but would it be rude to suggest that someone who doesn't want to put the effort into learning the (admittedly difficult) concepts that Haskell embodies shouldn't be using the language? Sorry Michael, but I will take your

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: IO is a bad example for Monads

2007-12-11 Thread Henning Thielemann
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007, ChrisK wrote: I look at it this way: Every person who adds Haskell, however shallowly, to their repertoire acts as an example that may spur others to learn Haskell, perhaps deeply. And that is a win not because of language chauvinism, but because of concept