Re: [Haskell-beginners] Reading JSON using Text.JSON

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 09:07:25PM +0200, Christopher Done wrote:

On 16 May 2011 20:59, Magnus Therning wrote:

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readJSON object = do obj <- readJSON object                      GlossDef <$> valFromObj "para" obj                               <*> valFromObj "GlossSeeAlso" obj

FWIW, read the first comment ;-)

I still consider the monadic style easier to read than the applicative so that's what I usually start with.

I was more referring to the fact that you're re-implementing valFromObj and needlessly pattern matching.

Indeed I am, thanks for pointing that out. /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: magnus@therning.org jabber: magnus@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus Perl is another example of filling a tiny, short-term need, and then being a real problem in the longer term. -- Alan Kay