G'day all.
Quoting Christian Maeder
I see this differently. Expressions may be succinct! I find "$" and "." similar enough for non-obfuscation.
But they're _not_ similar! Compare this notation: f . g . h $ x with the one you suggested: f $ g $ h $ x Advantages of the first one: - Encourages the idea that there is function composition going on. Function composition is one of the features of functional programming, so this should be highly encouraged. - Protects your code against the day when the committee realises that ($) has the wrong associativity. (It's the opposite of what you'd expect, since normal function application is left-associative.) Disadvantages: - None whatsoever. It's just as succinct and uses just as many parentheses. Cheers, Andrew Bromage