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Re:The Spiral Language by TurboHaskal on Friday July 13, 2018 @02:48AM (#17520976)
It blew my mind when I saw it on K. I just wasn't expecting it.

    add:{x+y}
    f:add 1
    f 2
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Re:The Spiral Language by catwell on Friday July 13, 2018 @04:37AM (#17521384)
Similarly, Haskell would be:

    add = (+)
    f = add 1
    f 2
This kind of syntax is great for small code samples or to play in a CLI, but in larger programs more traditional (verbose) syntax works better for me. YMMV.
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Re:The Spiral Language by moomin on Friday July 13, 2018 @06:29AM (#17521781)
The syntax, though, is part of a more important point: all functions have one input and one output. This _massively_ simplifies other things.

Also, and this isn’t really an FP point, if you’ve got a lot of positional parameters you’re already Doing It Wrong.

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