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Elixir's got |> for composition and & for currying (as well as for lambdas); I'm not sure that's the best language example for differences (given the specific t

• christophilus 8y ago
  Clojure's got `(->` and many other useful macros that are the equivalent of `|>` (well, more flexible, in fact), and it has support for currying, so I think it's probably relevant.
• skrebbel 8y ago
  |> isn't proper partial function application. It can only apply a single parameter and you can't store a piped-into function in a variable the way you can a partially applied function in eg Haskell. Eg the following won't work: splitname = name |> String.split splitname.(" ") Also, it's a stretch to call & currying. It's shorthand syntax for making an anonymous function. If & is currying, then the following JS code is also currying: const cube = a => Math.pow(a, 3) Elixir doesn't have currying or partial function application any more than JS or C# do. If your definition of "functional" requires these features then Elixir isn't functional (and that's fine).