[Haskell-cafe] |> vs. $ (was: request for code review)

[Udo Stenzel]

Shannon -jj Behrens wrote:
> I find "ctx |> currTok |> tokenType" to be more readable than
> "tokenType $ currTok $ ctx" because you're not reading the code in
> reverse.  That's my primary complaint with "." and "$".

Seconded.  That's why I'd like to see the arguments to (.) swapped, but
it's too late for that.  A useable replacement is (>>>) from the Arrow
instance for (->), which gives:

> translate :: String -> String
> translate =
>   createParseContext >>>
>   readToFirstIdentifier >>>
>   dealWithDeclarator >>>
>   consolidateOutput
 
It reads from left to right and it promotes a more functional style.
The operator could be a bit easier on the eyes, though.


Udo.
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