[Haskell-cafe] The maximum/minimum asymmetry

[Albert Y. C. Lai]

On 11-09-05 12:44 AM, Mario Blažević wrote:
> I was recently surprised to discover that the maximum and maximumBy
> functions always return the *last* maximum, while minimum and minimumBy
> return the *first* minimum in the list.

Though not beautifully symmetric, it's beautifully dual!