On 10 March 2010 16:45, zaxis <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, we can imitate all of it (such as `when`, `until` and `for`) because > haskell is a good DSL language. > However, i feel it will be more convenient if the language itself supports > all these fundations.
You seem to be missing the point of referential transparency [1] and purity [2], something which most of us quite _like_ about Haskell. If you absolutely _need_ mutation within Haskell, see IORefs and the like. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referential_transparency_(computer_science) [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic [email protected] IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
