Re: Why is there no splitBy in the list module?

Malcolm Wallace schrieb:

I think the general objection to the "With" suffix is that it is non-standard naming. All the Haskell'98 libraries use "By" for this kind of meaning.

Looking at Data.List there is not a single function with suffix "By" that takes a predicate argument (filter, dropWhile, etc.). All "...By" function (nubBy, ..., minimumBy) take binary comparison arguments.

Data.PackedString is non-standard, and should not be relied upon as an accurate stylistic guide.

I consider it to be standard (currently) since it is in package base. However, I've no problem if "With" is replaces with "By" in my proposal (and also in Data.PackedString) Christian