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naasking on Dec 25, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: A different view on Functional Programming

I'm mixed on currying. It really increases expressiveness, but it does allow obscure point-free composition styles that can look like line noise.

theoh on Dec 25, 2017 [–]

And, quick, what's the type of (.) (.) (.) (.) (.)

How about (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.)

dllthomas on Dec 25, 2017 | [–]

Interestingly, (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) is equivalent to \ f g h -> f . g . h

I probably share your opinion on which is more readable :D

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