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by dang 2255 days ago
I guess I'll be the first to mention how clever the name is.
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Could you elaborate? I thought the name was a reference to a "point-free style" of piping commands. But maybe I am missing something more obvious?
Right, point-free style is a classic of functional programming, so to pick "Pointless" for a FP language is nice. One of those obvious-once-you-see-it things.
Yes, was hoping to see more point-free examples
And somehow, the first thing I think of is "you found that all-important pointless answer". :)