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tel on July 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Haskell Lenses In Pictures

Let's just go ahead and steal (<) and (>) for directional function composition everywhere. I'd rather just write `lt` and `gt`.

    x & f > g > h === h < g < f $ x

tome on July 22, 2013 [–]

We already have (<<<) and (>>>) so you're nearly there :)

tel on July 22, 2013 | [–]

Those always feel comical to use to me. It's like having a 747 landing strip to help guide a duck in for a safe landing.

tome on July 23, 2013 | | [–]

Yes they are rather big :)

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