Haskell 1.3 (n+k patterns)

I feel the need to be inflamatory: I believe n+k should go. There are lots of good reasons why they should go, of course. The question is: are there any good reasons why they should stay? My understanding is that the only reason they are advocated is that they make teaching induction easier.

Re: Haskell 1.3 (n+k patterns)

jl writes: I feel the need to be inflamatory: I believe n+k should go. Again, I agree completely. Let's get rid of this horrible wart once and for all. It's a special case that makes the language more difficult to explain and implement. I've hardly seen any programs using it so I don't