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cbd1984 on Jan 19, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: I think I've solved the Haskell records problem

> use a language which solves this problem by design from the beginning

Now you either give up everything else Haskell gives you, or you've created a new language. Do you see how both of those solutions are problems in and of themselves?

_ofdw on Jan 19, 2015 [–]

You're presupposing that Haskell is an objectively superior language.

cbd1984 on Jan 19, 2015 | | [–]

> You're presupposing that Haskell is an objectively superior language.

No, I'm presupposing that Haskell brings useful things to the table.

grayclhn on Jan 19, 2015 | | [–]

No, subjectively superior is enough.

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