Re:Haskell: The Bad Parts, part 2 (2020)
by Ericson2314 on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @01:13PM
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No one is forced to upgrade to a newer version either.
Now, perhaps the problem in your eyes is the old version isn't being maintained. But I see the opposite: maintaining two versions indefinitely is the problem. The Haskell community is not infinitely big, nor growing fast enough, that if e.g. 1/2 went to Idris and 1/2 stayed, it wouldn't be catastrophic.
Making the changes we need to make, and then making it as easy as possible for everyone to migrate, I think is the best way.
Now, perhaps the problem in your eyes is the old version isn't being maintained. But I see the opposite: maintaining two versions indefinitely is the problem. The Haskell community is not infinitely big, nor growing fast enough, that if e.g. 1/2 went to Idris and 1/2 stayed, it wouldn't be catastrophic.
Making the changes we need to make, and then making it as easy as possible for everyone to migrate, I think is the best way.