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Yes, I get that. It's still confusing. And programming languages exist to first and foremost aid programmers, not to adhere to some abstract expression of mat
by zzalpha 9y ago
Yes, I get that.
It's still confusing. And programming languages exist to first and foremost aid programmers, not to adhere to some abstract expression of mathematical perfection.
At the time Haskell hit the scene, the term Interface was free and could've been taken. But that's just one thought, I'm not a language designer...
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoI agree. But it might be fair to say that the Haskell people often think that they're doing mathematics, not programming. (Or at least they act like they think that.)