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Re: Re: Programming style: postfix/prefix vs. functional

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  • Subject: [mg70662] Re: [mg70633] Re: [mg70587] Programming style: postfix/prefix vs. functional
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:20:20 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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  • Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu

A correction to my preceding response to your posting:

In the Help Browser, if you use the Master Index tab and search for @, 
you WILL find an entry:

   @ (function application)



Chris Chiasson wrote:
> One thing I have wondered is, what function corresponds to the short
> hand "@". I know @ appears in Operate. Also, the ? can sometimes tell
> what function an operator represents (try ?/@ ) , but ?@ only gives
> System`$ (the symbol $ in the context System).
> 
> 
> On 10/20/06, Will Robertson <wspr81 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> As a newcomer to Mathematica, I'm a little unsure on what "good style"
>> would be in this programming language. I notice that several functions
>> have prefix and postfix notations such as //. for ReplaceRepeated, /@
>> for Map, and so on.
>>
>> Clearly using these forms makes the code more compact, but sacrifices
>> some level of readability. Are there guidelines or suggestions that
>> have built up over the years of whether these are "good" or "bad" to
>> use?
>>
>> If it's simply personal preference, what do you like to use?
>> --
>> Many thanks,
>> Will Robertson
>>
>>
> 
> 

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