Haskell in Production

Re:Haskell in Production by herbstein on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:22PM (#21286885)

> Does (g ∘ f)(x) mean g(f(x)) or f(g(x))?

The function composition operator can be vocalized as, in this case, "g after f". That is, apply the f and then g. Translating '∘' into 'after' is the easiest way to understand it.

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Re:Haskell in Production by chrisdirkis on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:54PM (#21287726)

Alternatively, I learnt it as "of" (from a mathematical standpoint). "(g ∘ f)(x) " is "g of f of x", so g(f(x))

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Re:Haskell in Production by phlakaton on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:58PM (#21288541)

Haskell provides the (g . f) notation as the standard, and also has (f >>> g) notation buried in one of its more advanced libraries if anyone finds the right-to-left reading too disorienting.

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