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# Create and compose safe versions (number -> Maybe number) of 3 partial functions (reciprocal, sqrt, log) |
# Create and compose safe versions (number -> Maybe number) of 3 partial functions (reciprocal, sqrt, log) |
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# Show the results of applying the required composition to a specific set of input values. In the ES5 JavaScript example, I have used, for instance [-2, -1, -0.5, 0, 1 / Math.E, 1, 2, Math.E, 3, 4, 5] |
# Show the results of applying the required composition to a specific set of input values. In the ES5 JavaScript example, I have used, for instance [-2, -1, -0.5, 0, 1 / Math.E, 1, 2, Math.E, 3, 4, 5] |
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==Languages to which a Maybe monad is less relevant ?== |
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Interesting comment on the difficulty of finding something useful for J. I'm not sure whether the implication is that: |
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* useful things would entail a bit too much complexity, in the case of this monad, or that |
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* there might be scope for framing these tasks more in terms of a class of '''problem''' than a class of solution ? [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 20:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 20:37, 4 February 2016
Perhaps a specific task ?
It can help comparison across languages if there is a specific task with a readily intelligible motivation. Providing a specific set of inputs and expected outputs can make the code even more directly comparable.
One candidate might be to:
- Create and compose safe versions (number -> Maybe number) of 3 partial functions (reciprocal, sqrt, log)
- Show the results of applying the required composition to a specific set of input values. In the ES5 JavaScript example, I have used, for instance [-2, -1, -0.5, 0, 1 / Math.E, 1, 2, Math.E, 3, 4, 5]
Languages to which a Maybe monad is less relevant ?
Interesting comment on the difficulty of finding something useful for J. I'm not sure whether the implication is that: