[Haskell-cafe] Using streams to clarify (?) the signature of Data.Text.replace

[Richard A. O'Keefe]

On 27/06/16 7:17 PM, Daniel Díaz wrote:
> Considering partial application, the order that makes the most sense is
>
>         - what to look for
>         - what to replace it with
>         - the big string to search and replace in
>
>
> Interesting, I forgot that the order of parameters can tell you things 
> about how they are used. Did you arrive at your conclusion by assuming 
> the "most variable" arguments come last?

No, by considering "what would be most useful as a specialisation".
It's different psychologically, but not, I believe, pragmatically.

Of course, that approach only worked this time because whoever designed
the function must have done some similar thinking.