2009/7/4 Jason Dusek <jason.du...@gmail.com>: > 2009/07/03 George Pollard <por...@porg.es>: >> Also, throw out `map`. ;) > > What is the proper name for the operation on functions of a > functor, anyway? The name `fmap` seems to driven by an analogy > with `map`.
This is getting a little off topic, but I don't believe it has a name. In category theory the name of the functor is used as an operation on the function, so that given the functor "F", instead of writing `fmap f` you'd write `F(f)`. I think this is one area where Haskell wins notationally :) _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
