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Applicative is actually a lying name as it has little to do with Applicative category in maths. (an Arrow does, is a subkind of mathematical applicatives) It i
by AstralStorm 8y ago
Applicative is actually a lying name as it has little to do with Applicative category in maths. (an Arrow does, is a subkind of mathematical applicatives)
It is in the same category of lies like C++ calling its thing a class. (except C++ does not try to have math background)
I prefer a common name to a wrong and confusing name.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoHow is a C++ not a class? It’s a class of objects satisfying certain operations and possessing certain attributes.