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Re:Hazel: A live functional programming environment featurin... by wyager on Thursday October 31, 2024 @06:42PM (#42012306)
I would take that to mean "strict evaluation" and "simple type system"
Re:Hazel: A live functional programming environment featurin... by disconcision on Thursday October 31, 2024 @07:52PM (#42012726)
yes. also keen on first class modules (coming soon to Hazel). syntax could have easily been more haskell-like, current team is pretty ecumenical wrt surface syntax, excepting that i have as yet been unable to convert anyone to the gospel of s-expressions.

biggest reason more haskelley syntax didnt/hasnt happen/ed is the current syntax engine does not support significant indentation. hazel concrete syntax isn't stable yet though we're also thinking seriously about semi-colons