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From: Wolfgang Jeltsch <g9ks1...@acme.softbase.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:33:46 UTC
Local: Tues, Feb 19 2008 5:33 am
Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: Doubting Haskell
Am Sonntag, 17. Februar 2008 10:12 schrieb Colin Paul Adams:
> The mnemonics is that Right x is "right" in the sense of I hardly can believe that you mean this seriously. Do you really think that > correct. So, the error case has to be Left err . > As I said, this is sinister (i.e. regarding left-handed people as the Haskell architects wanted to offend left-handed people? What does assure you that the names of the Either constructors are about handedness? Are you really so sensitive that you want to make people think about all kinds of misinterpretations the usage of an everyday word may cause before they use it? I’d propose that people don’t search for non-existent defamation so that productivity doesn’t get buried under the search for “politically correct” words. Actually, I wouldn’t have dreamed of Left being related to left-handedness. > […] Best wishes, Wolfgang _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-C...@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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