Hi,
Would it be possible to allow this in Haskell (where <applied to> is some
new operator or keyword):
f <applied to> {x a;y b;z c}
As an equivalent to:
f (x a) (y b) (z c)
Of course my intention is that the new keyword should initiate layout syntax
so we can write this:
f <applied to>
x a
y b
z c
In addition to the case where you have a big function application, this is
useful for defining trees:
Branch <applied to>
Branch <applied to>
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Has something like this been suggested before? Are there any disadvantages
other than a new keyword and some potential confusion for readers?
Any suggestions for a good keyword? I suppose some variant of $ makes sense,
a textual keyword like "with" would be nice but probably break a lot of
code.
Regards,
Jonas
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