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In q/kdb, bracket for unary function application is optional, that is, f[x] is the same as f x. I found it very convenient after a while, and wish other languag
by co_dh 5y ago
In q/kdb, bracket for unary function application is optional, that is, f[x] is the same as f x. I found it very convenient after a while, and wish other language follows. It is very convenient to write f g h x, than f[g[h[x]]]
- int_19h 5y agoThis is the usual arrangement in functional programming languages - ML, Haskell etc all use juxtaposition to denote function application. If you want something along these lines, but a bit closer to mainstream, with easy access to popular libraries etc, that would probably be F#.