[Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Harald ROTTER
Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions). Any hints are appreciated. Thanks Harald. Ce courriel

Re: [Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Donald Bruce Stewart
voigt: Donald Bruce Stewart wrote: harald.rotter: Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions).

Re: [Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Donald Bruce Stewart
harald.rotter: Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions). Any hints are appreciated.

Re: [Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Jonathan Cast
On Thursday 26 July 2007, Harald ROTTER wrote: Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions). As

Re: [Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Dan Doel
On Thursday 26 July 2007, Harald ROTTER wrote: Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions). Any

Re: [Haskell-cafe] advantages of using fix to define rcursive functions

2007-07-26 Thread Janis Voigtlaender
Donald Bruce Stewart wrote: harald.rotter: Hi, I read about the usage of fix to define recursive functions. Although I think that I understood how to use fix, I still wonder what the advantages of fix are (as compared to the conventional approach to define recursive functions). Any hints are