[clean-list] why is the notation for list and array indexing different?

[Pieter Koopman]

Hi Terrence,

terrence.x.brannon at jpmchase.com wrote:
>
> What motivated distinct notation for list indexing (MyList !! i) 
> versus array indexing (MArray.[2] )?
An Array is an instance of a 2 parameter class (class Array .a e where 
..) while lists are a plain polymorphic data  type. I think we cannot 
convince the type checker that it is a good idea to use the same 
operator in both situation.

Best,

Pieter Koopman
> You would think that it would simply be overloaded.
>
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