On 25 May 2010 13:25, Christopher Done <chrisd...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I would follow tibbe's Haskell style guide[3] because it is strict and > reasonable. To quote it on this topic: > > "Always use explicit import lists or qualified imports for standard > and third party libraries. This makes the code more robust against > changes in these libraries. Exception: The Prelude." > > [3]: http://github.com/tibbe/haskell-style-guide/blob/master/haskell-style.md The possible advantage in robustness is pretty small - if the imported library adds and exports a new definition using a name you were already using then you'll get a name conflict. The GHC style guide has better[*] reasons for avoiding them: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/CodingStyle [*] "Better" - as in it conforms to my prejudice.... Best wishes Stephen _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
