July 2010
Haskell 2010 language standard published
The HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. 2010 report was finalized in July 2010 — defining the stable language revision used by GHCGlasgow Haskell Compiler — the main compiler and runtime for the Haskell programming language. and textbooks for a decade.
What it was for
HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. 2010 streamlined the language after HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. 98: foreign function interface support, exceptions, and deprecations that cleaned up corner cases. It became the baseline for learning functional programmingA style emphasizing functions and immutable data over step-by-step state changes — influences Haskell, Lisp, and modern languages. and for GHCGlasgow Haskell Compiler — the main compiler and runtime for the Haskell programming language.'s default language mode.
Why it's here
HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. 2010 is the standard revision most HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. courses and books still reference.
Why it mattered
A stable standard let the ecosystem grow libraries without dialect fragmentation.
What it solved
HaskellA purely functional language with lazy evaluation — influential in type systems and compiler research. 98 was too minimal for real systems programming and FFI needs.
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