Hi all,
Is there a policy for strictness of datatypes in Yi, and what is it?
Specifically:
1. When I write a datatype, which fields should I make strict? For
instance, all fields in Editor are strict, and all fields except
'height' and 'winRegion' in Window are strict. Is there some
reasoning underlying this?
2. What should I do to ensure strictness of lazy datatypes like [a]?
For instance, the 'bufAccessList :: ![BufferRef]' field of
'Window' is marked strict, but is a list. Is it the client's duty
to ensure that this list is fully evaluated?
Would there be any objections to using the 'deepseq' package to ensure
evaluation? The 'NFData' class is supported by Derive, so it might be
possible to generate many instances automatically.
Cheers,
Reiner
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