I think it's more about readership. There's almost nobody on this mailing list, and haskell-cafe has way more traffic. You might actually get feedback about your ideas there.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:56 PM, John D. Earle <johndea...@cox.net> wrote: > This may be the last in the series given that Simon Marlow feels that I am > being non-sequitur. I on the other hand feel that I am being very much on > topic. To quote Dune, "They move in mysterious ways." I wanted to complete a > thought and I thought to end it on number 7. > > My guess is why the case-of construct is preferred is due to Haskell being a > functional language. In other words the world is to be wrapped up into a > ball and passed like a basketball. The if-then-else paradigm holds a world > view where the world consists of disparate parts to be accessed and tested, > however. This supports my thesis. It may be worth considering the removal of > if-then-else as opposed to fixing it. > > Simon Marlow wrote "haskell-prime@haskell.org is specifically for discussing > proposals for changes in future revisions of the Haskell language." I have > an anti-proposal. Do not change anything unless you know what you are doing. > Don't make a proposal unless you know what you are saying. > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-prime mailing list > Haskell-prime@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-prime > > _______________________________________________ Haskell-prime mailing list Haskell-prime@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-prime
