FIfindjashua·Jul 21, 2014
Using the function as the first argument and the iterable as the second, makes it easy to curry functions. A port of Ramda (https://github.com/CrossEye/ramda) would be better for this reason.
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4 sourcesMeh, I don't know or use Haskell and I'm interested in this stuff. I'm a javascript programmer introduced to these concepts via [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3svKOdZijA and https://github.com/CrossEye/ramda. Programming in a point free style in javascript is great!
1: Hey Underscore, You're Doing it Wrong!
In A Gentle Introduction to Monad Transformers – or, Values as ExceptionsUnderscore makes iterable the first argument, and function the second. The speaker thinks this is backward, since making function the first argument and iterable the second gives you automatic currying. This is the order followed by Ramda (https://github.com/CrossEye/ramda), as well as Python's standard library (https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#filter)
In Videos about JavaScriptIf you're interested in FP in javascript, you should check out the relatively new Ramda.js [1]. It switches from the underscore style collection first call pattern to a collection last pattern and automatically curries its functions. The combination allows for easier function composition.
[1] https://github.com/CrossEye/ramda
More info on the topic:
http://fr.umio.us/why-ramda/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3svKOdZijA
https://speakerdeck.com/raganwald/javascript-combinators
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