Donn Cave wrote: > > I sometimes call a function with side-effects in IO a "command". But > > the terms are fungible. But calling putStr a "function" is correct. It > > is not a "pure function" however. > > Is that the standard party line? I mean, we all know its type and > semantics, whatever you want to call them, but if we want to put names > to things, I had the impression that the IO monad is designed to work > in a pure functional language - so that the functions are indeed actually > pure, including putStr.
putStr is a pure function, but it isn't a "pure function" ;) OTOH, getLine isn't even a function, just a value. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
