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The exception system that Harper was complaining about really was terrifically bad. It's all based on a form of limited reflection, but previously was implement
by tel 12y ago
The exception system that Harper was complaining about really was terrifically bad. It's all based on a form of limited reflection, but previously was implemented in a way that let you pretty regularly and possibly accidentally lie to the compiler. Nasty stuff, now gone.
- jonsterling 12y agoYeah... I would say that Haskell's exceptions are still far worse than ML's, but I am not aware that they are unsafe anymore.