programming language design
in your programmery opinion, which function call syntax do you prefer:
- f(x, y)
- f x y
and how might your preference change in the presence of, say, partial function application (e.g. 'f x' returns a function that still expects a parameter y)?
programming language design
i guess i should explain exactly what my bad programming language is going for
i want to make a language supporting both FP-style (side-effect-free) functions and imperative-style (side-effectful)... uh... let's call them procedures
i would love to have currying and partial application and other such nice things, but there's some other stuff i would like too, so i gotta be careful about syntax so it can actually express stuff nicely
programming language design
@typhlosion study how the C++ Standard Template Library handles currying via std::bind, look at some code that uses it, and then realize that whatever you invent cannot possibly be worse than what people already use every goddamn day in this stupid industry
programming language design
@kistaro i was gonna say "you lost me at 'study c++'" and then i read the rest of the post
programming language design
after hearing all your wonderful comments and suggestions about this matter, i have decided to give up