On Thu, 31 May 2007, Jon Harrop wrote: > This is a crazy idea I've been working on: overload the syntax "x y" so it can > mean function application "f x = f(x)" or multiplication "x y = x*y". The > reason is simply that I appreciate the brevity of MLs function application > but I also appreciate the brevity of Mathematica's multiplication. > > Is it possible to implement this in Haskell using type classes?
Is this "wantable"? > Is there any way this could actually be practicable? On http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Num_instance_for_functions I have described, what happens if you want too many meanings for the same syntax. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
