Direction of data flow
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In Haskell the direction of data flow symbolized by the notations differs amongst the notations. Both directions occur equally frequently:
from left to right:
function definition | f x = x*x |
(input left, output right) |
Lambda | \ x -> x*x
| |
do notation | do f; g
| |
monadic composition | f >>= g
| |
let expression | let x = 2 in x*x |
(first definition, then usage) |
from right to left:
function application | f x , f $ x |
(input right, applied function left) |
composition | g . f
| |
results of monads | do x <- f
| |
monadic composition | g =<< f
| |
where clause | x*x where x = 2 |
(first usage, then definition) |
Weblinks
- http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2005-August/004315.html
- http://www.iba-cg.de/doc/hal1-haskell-with-style.pdf
See also
There is still something to translate from De/Flussrichtung