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I can't speak to the relevance of monoids (I don't have much experience with FP) but to me those examples are helpful in illustrating the definition. It's easy
by smelterdemon 9y ago
I can't speak to the relevance of monoids (I don't have much experience with FP) but to me those examples are helpful in illustrating the definition. It's easy to assume associativity <=> commutativity until presented with counterexamples.
- AlexCoventry 9y agoThe question, though, is whether using the definition justifies its cognitive overhead, by making some class of ideas substantially easier to communicate or represent.