In my calculus, 13 in favor, 5 against, 2 not against, 5 don't care or neutral. I think that this thread is still important. Hayoo! can't parse "a -> (a -> b) -> b" (bug ?) and if we try to find (&) from Lens, this function has no signature at Hayoo! :) Maybe Hayoo! don't like flipped function application as well. :)) So, I can't say how many packages already have flipped function application. But I know, that at least one package is already added flipped function application and this package is popular! Yes, I'm saying abut Edward's "lens" library. As I understand, Edward choose the name looking which name was favorite in a discussion a year ago. An this is good. (&) it will be de-facto a name for flipped function application if this thread dead. PROPOSAL: /Data.Function.Flipped/ package So, maybe "if you can't resist the process, lead it". I mean we still could choose the name. Who is in favor - we can lead the process not adding function into the base Who is against - you can lead the process with find only one name for flipped function application *This solution satisfy everyone*: 1) Who is against - we don't add (#) into Data.Function and into the base 2) Who is in favor - we add flipped function application in a package and reserve module name and function name We all could choose the name and make a little package not in base: Data.Function.Flipped and add here this 1 function or may be 2 (as Andreas Abel suggested). For example, I prefer (#) = flip ($) and (&) = flip (.) This case: g . f $ x == x # f & g Are you agree? Erik Hesselink wrote
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Wvv <
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2.1) Some people are against this function at all 2.2) Some people do not want to have this function, but not categorically 2.3) Few(?) people doesn't care 2.4) Many people wish to add flipped function application
I think this phrasing is too loaded given the actual numbers. I've counted in this thread, being generous with the +1s (bikeshedding the name counts as an implicit +1) and I find 11 in favor, 7 against and 6 unknown/don't care.
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