Why Functional Programming Matters (1984) [pdf]
The top link on &#x2F;r&#x2F;haskell right now [1] is someone complaining that their program runs out of space due to a subtle interaction between laziness and IO. I think it&#x27;s safe to say that we have tried laziness as the default and have learned that it&#x27;s the wrong default, because it plays havoc with space and with IO.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;haskell&#x2F;comments&#x2F;5h6emf&#x2F;haskell_run_out_of_memory&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;haskell&#x2F;comments&#x2F;5h6emf&#x2F;haskell_run...</a>