Proposal: add an order-reversing newtype to Data.Ord

[Twan van Laarhoven]

On 10/07/12 14:31, Strake wrote:
> On 09/07/2012, Edward Kmett <ekmett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I would be happy enough with just re-exporting Down and calling it a day.
>> Last time this topic came up it was bikeshedded to death without
>> resolution.
>
> Why is it called "Down"? Is this a mathematical term?

I believe the Down newtype was introduced for use with extended list 
comprehension, things like
     [ name u | u <- users, then sort (Down (salary x)) ].

FWIW, I'll settle for reexporting Down if that avoids bikeshedding.


Twan