On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Barney Hilken <b.hil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > >> This should be used to generate >> internal constraints and not be exposed to the end user and not >> automatically abstract over fields. > > Every one of your messages about records stresses your dislike for > polymorphic projections, and your insistence that the Has class should be > hidden from the user. I've read all of your explanations, but I'm still > totally unconvinced. All your arguments about the semantics of labels are > based on the way you want to use them, not on what they are. They are > projection functions! Semantically, the only difference between them is the > types. Polymorphism makes perfect sense and is completely natural. There is > nothing "untyped" about it. > > I feel you are pushing a narrow personal agenda here. I think the Has class > would be useful to programmers and no harder to understand than other Haskel > classes. It should not be hidden.
Barney, these kinds of statements about "personal agenda" are counterproductive. I have put in a lot of work that nobody, including yourself has been willing to do for years to push Haskell's records forward. I would appreciate respectful disagreement - I think I have earned that much. Please just stick to logical arguments. Greg Weber _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
