Re: Function to add to Data.List

+1 regardless of name -1 for adding RULEs I think the documentation should note how this function differs from 'sortBy (comparing f)' (apologies if this has already been discussed, I don't see it). On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Edward Kmett wrote:

There is some precedent for 'sortOn' as the naming convention should we choose to go ahead with it.

http://lukepalmer.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/on-the-by-functions/

Having some mechanism by which we can explicitly request the Schwartzian transform like that as opposed to 'element by element' By functions strikes me personally as a good idea and sufficiently non-trivial to pass the "Fairbairn threshold" in my book.

+1 from me.

-Edward

On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 4:34 PM, wrote:

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Oh yes, 'sortOn' is a really nice name. :)

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Huh, that name just reminded me of GHC.Exts.sortWith:

Either of the names sortOn, or sortWith, sound good. I think I prefer sortWith.

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