[Haskell-beginners] Difference between Char and Data.Char modules

[Brent Yorgey]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 08:27:11PM +0100, Stephen Tetley wrote:
> Char dates from the Haskell 98 specification, before hierarchical
> modules were standardised. Data.Char is the newer hierarchical module
> - it has been the de facto standard for a long time.

Not only has it been the de facto standard for a long time, it is now
the official standard, since hierarchical module names are included in
the Haskell 2010 standard.

-Brent