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Since Finger Trees are powered by Monoids, this is also a very good explanation of why Monoids are useful in Haskell.
by brl 18y ago
Since Finger Trees are powered by Monoids, this is also a very good explanation of why Monoids are useful in Haskell.
- mark_h 18y agoExactly, and thank you for reminding me -- I meant to add a comment pointing to this overview of what a monoid is, and why they're useful, from sigfpe: http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2009/01/haskell-monoids-and-their-uses.html http://sigfpe.blogspot.com/2009/01/haskell-monoids-and-their... Very clear and accessible, IMO.