Named arguments exist, https://hackage.haskell.org/package/named-0.3.0.1/docs/Named.html https://hackage.haskell.org/package/named-0.3.0.1/docs/Named... That's

Named arguments exist, https://hackage.haskell.org/package/named-0.3.0.1/docs/Named.html https://hackage.haskell.org/package/named-0.3.0.1/docs/Named... That's just one example. But yes. Optional arguments are a big problem at scale. And laziness is the worst antifeature I could imagine. But. You can disable laziness and get great performance. You just need to be careful when using libraries and pick ones that have the right strictness. A strict Haskell would be a killer language.