scott wrote:
>> Depends on the standard libraries.
> 
> Or if you are using an IDE with intelligent auto-complete, I find I very 
> rarely need to actually open the help files.

Then again, Java uses names like

   java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

(I find it especially amusing that they shortened "language" to "lang", 
but they couldn't find a shorter class name...)

In Haskell, about the worst thing you might have to type is

   Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8.empty

If you're sensible, you'll alias this so you only write

   BS.empty

or similar. Suddenly autocomplete seems a whole lot less necessary.

Of course, the *other* function of autocomplete is not to save typing, 
but to help you look stuff up faster. Generally in Haskell, remembering 
the name isn't the problem; it's remembering what the hell the 
difference between "insert" and "update" is. The type signature will 
usually tell you that; if not, you need the documentation. ASSUMING 
THERE IS ANY! >_<

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