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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by asdasdaergwerh on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:08AM (#28520876)
This sounds like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_chaining AKA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface
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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by FeepingCreature on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:42AM (#28521147)
Yep exactly, but without requiring monkeypatching or operator hacks. Basically sorta like what C# does.

edit: The extension method page even links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Function_Call_Syntax

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