Re: Re: Programming style: postfix/prefix vs. functional
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- Subject: [mg70685] Re: [mg70633] Re: [mg70587] Programming style: postfix/prefix vs. functional
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:50:11 -0400 (EDT)
Well, then, if you must have a function, how about saying that @ "corresponds" to #1[#2]& ? While it is not a built-in function, it does satisfy the relationship f@x === #1[#2]&[f,x] ?? Andrzej On 22 Oct 2006, at 20:08, Chris Chiasson wrote: > On 10/22/06, Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl> wrote: >> Why >> does it matter whether something "corresponds" to a "function applied >> at some particular level" or is "just a shorthand" for some >> particular expression? > > I have wondered about it for a long time. I am just hoping to nail > down a definitive answer to improve my Mathematica knowledge. > > -- > http://chris.chiasson.name/