As in the last discussion, I am in favor of adding a flipped function application operator. My pick would be (|>), but I'd also support (&). Let's not reject this proposal this time, otherwise we'll have it back in a couple of months... My take is that if a feature is repeatedly asked for (independently), it can't be that bad and should be added... Cheers, Andreas On 2013-10-10 15:29, Wvv wrote:
Thank you very much!
We could divide negative arguments :
1) Aesthetic ugliness.
Flipped function application is a part of Haskell 98. And it is not more ugly, then eta-reduction or currying. I think Dynamic is much more ugly, but it is a part of Platform and it even develops, and this is nice! If (#) is so ugly, no one order to use it.
2) Flipped function application is so powerful, that everyone use it instead of ($) and (.).
If we are looking at code, who use OCaml-Batteries code, no, it is still OCaml, not Haskell.
3) At least newcomers use (#) instead of ($) and (.).
First, if we "hide" it in Data.Functions, then it is not so easy to find it. Second, in any case, if newcomers use it and see, how Haskell is easy, because Haskell code look like his/her favorite Java/C++/Ruby/... - I think it is a big advantage, not a disadvantage at all.
4) Code with Flipped function application looks like OOP
"class" and "return" also looks like OOP and imperative programs. If someone like OOP so much, that it use (#) and Haskell instead of programming his favorite OOP language - this is nice!
Am I miss something?
Henning Thielemann wrote
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