On Jul 17, 2009, at 15:06 , Daryoush Mehrtash wrote:
Why do Haskell programmers (and libraries) name their function like "<@<" or "###"? Why not use a more descriptive label for functions?
Because symbols can be used as infix functions directly, whereas alphanumerics have to be wrapped in `` for infix. And infix is often easier to read.
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