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Jimmy
Jimmy

Reputation: 91462

What do you call this functional language feature?

ok, embarrassing enough, I posted code that I need explained. Specifically, it first chains absolute value and subtraction together, then tacks on a sort, all the while not having to mention parameters and arguments at all, because of the presense of "adverbs" that can join these functions "verbs"

What (non-APL-type) languages support this kind of no-arguments function composition (I have the vague idea it ties in strongly to the concepts of monad/dyad and rank, but its hard to get a particularly easy-to-understand picture just from reading Wikipedia) and what do I call this concept?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 565

Answers (1)

Doug Currie
Doug Currie

Reputation: 41180

This is similar to pointfree style; this works though composition and currying. Functional languages such as Haskell and ML use this.

Concatenative programming languages like Joy, Factor, and Cat also have these "adverbs."

Upvotes: 5

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