[Haskell-cafe] Please allow beginners to vocalize code. >>= :: -> &&& <- -<

[Richard Kelsall]

Henning Thielemann wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, Richard Kelsall wrote:
...
> '>>=' is spoken "bind"
> 
...
>> On a related note, if there isn't already, it would be nice to have a
>> page in the wiki that gives good ways of vocalizing the operators and
>> vocalizing them in simple code snippets. I might get round to doing
>> this sometime, maybe just a table something like this :
> 
> Got idea, please go ahead! I suggest categories "Style" or "Syntax".
> 
> 
>> Operator          Formal       Informal
>> --------          ------       --------
>> ::                has type
>> ->                maps to        to
>> example
>> f :: Int -> Int                  f has type Int to Int
> 
> Is a symbol-by-symbol translation sensible? What about "f maps from Int to
> Int", "plus maps Int to a function, which maps Int to Int"
> 

Thank you. I've put a primitive page up here

http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Pronunciation

under category syntax. Obviously it needs more work, but maybe it
will act as a bit of grit in the oyster.


Richard.