I was not implying that the others' responses actually were critical. I
was implying that many (especially people newer to Haskell or lacking
postgraduate degrees in mathematics or computer science) would interpret
them as such, and if not quickly clarified, might discourage non-gurus
from contributing new ideas in the off-chance that they are not new and
will be shot down. :(
Knowledge can only be gained, but the freshness of ideas can only be
lost. Thus do libertines and virgins each have something to offer the other.
I personally feel that a well-placed emoticon (such as the ;-) you have
so effectively used) goes a long way in a medium without face-to-face
contact.
Dan
Dougal Stanton wrote:
On 08/03/07, Dan Weston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Do not let the multiple responses of how you apparently wasted your time
reinventing (or do they mean stealing?) something Church did long ago
dampen your enthusiasm to learn exciting things and then share them.
I agree with your sentiment that discovering things is fun, no matter
how many times it has been done before. But I don't think the other
respondents were critical. I read them as properly congratulatory, not
sarcastic. It's not everyone that gets to claim they had the same idea
as Alonzo Church! ;-)
Maybe we need a You Could Have Invented Church Encoding (And Maybe You
Already Have) [1] blog post somewhere...
D.
[1]:
http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2006/08/you-could-have-invented-monads-and.html
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