Jules Bean wrote: > Thomas Hartman wrote: >> http://blog.patch-tag.com/2009/03/09/implicitparams-are-evil-thoughts- >> on-adapting-gitit/ >> >> I understand there are arguments for using IPs, but after this >> experience, the ImplicitParams extension is a "code smell" for me. > > It's not just you. Implicit parameters are a scourge on the language.
I think they have a useful place in propagating semi-global configuration information without imposing huge syntactic overhead. I think using them like in the code referred to in the URL above, where their values are frequently changed down the call stack, is dangerous. Ganesh =============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html =============================================================================== _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
