[Haskell-cafe] Re: [Haskell] (.) . (.)

[Brian Hulley]

Brian Hulley wrote:
> Jon Fairbairn wrote:
>> You've read
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0444875085/qid=1148927765/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/203-8973698-1827131
>>
>> I presume? ;-) It's a bestseller...
>
> I must admit I haven't read it...
> Are you saying that this book contains the knowledge I'd need to form
> such concepts as to be able to directly comprehend (.).(.)  as easily
> as \f g a b -> f(g a b) ?
> (since I already know how to manually convert one to the other by a
> sequence of substitutions but this knowledge alone doesn't help)
>
> If so, then I'll buy it...

I think my question above would be rather impossible to answer, so apologies 
for asking it.
Thanks for the recommendation. I've ordered the book (I've wanted a good 
reference for lambda calculus for a while) and regardless of whether or not 
it enables me to directly comprehend (.).(.) immediately I'm sure I'll at 
least learn something worthwhile...

Best regards, Brian.

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