17 Jul
2009
17 Jul
'09
7:08 p.m.
On Jul 17, 2009, at 15:06 , Daryoush Mehrtash wrote:
Why do Haskell programmers (and libraries) name their function like "<@<" or "###"? Why not use a more descriptive label for functions?
Because symbols can be used as infix functions directly, whereas alphanumerics have to be wrapped in `` for infix. And infix is often easier to read. -- brandon s. allbery [solaris,freebsd,perl,pugs,haskell] allbery@kf8nh.com system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon university KF8NH