Proposal: Dot as Postfix Function Apply

[Alexander Berntsen]

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On 04/11/15 22:09, Mike Meyer wrote:
> Alexander Berntsen suggested adding a new fixity so you could
> declare operators that bind tighter than function application.
> 
> [...]
> 
> Since such a change doesn't break any existing code, it doesn't
> need to be an extension that's enabled. It's a need I've felt every
> so often myself.
This is false. If it weren't an extension, GHC would accept (more)
programs that are not valid Haskell 2010. This would be a mistake.

Even if it doesn't break any existing code, it *would extend* the
language. As such, it should, naturally, be a language extension.
- -- 
Alexander
alexander at plaimi.net
https://secure.plaimi.net/~alexander
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