On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, John Lato wrote: > Hello, > > I know there are several important differences between let-expressions > and where-clauses regarding scoping and the restriction of "where" to > a top-level definition. However, frequently I write code in which > either one would be allowed, and I was wondering if there were any > guidelines or preferences for one structure over the other. Currently > my choice is guided by aesthetics more than anything else ( I prefer > the look and ordering of a where clause). Is there anything else I > should consider? What do veteran Haskell programmers prefer?
This depends on whether you are an "expression style" or "declaration style" programmer. http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Declaration_vs._expression_style http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Let_vs._Where _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
