On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:33 +0200, Chaddaï Fouché wrote: > 2007/7/11, Andrew Coppin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Ouch! That's gotta sting... > > > > I wasn't aware that this function was so leathal. I use it constantly > > all the time... > > > > It isn't that "lethal" usually. It's only because he was using it on > an infinite stream that it hurt so much... If you use it on a normal > stdin or a hGetContents on a file it will be fine (though you will > lose the advantage of its laziness, for example constant memory > treatment). >
Nevertheless, length is a function you should rarely use. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
