> From: gary ng
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > It does save a pair of '()' but that seems to be not a good
> > > practice as it
> > > doesn't use the 'primary' functionality of '>' which is to unbox
> >
> > Who's to say what the "primary functionality" of
> > something is? I have on occasion used the monad
> > ":&.> to produced formatted numbers individually boxed:
>
>
> For me, it is what the dictionary put most emphasis on(the intended
> usage),
> and to 'box' via 'unbox' through &. is much easier to understand.
>
> The analogy of '{.&>' would be like using tungsten light bulb as a heat
> source. It is legitimate and in fact more energy goes to heat than
> light but most people would think that I am weird if I do that. And
> for people like my mom who didn't study physic, it would take me some
> effort to explain. I was in my mom's position when I needed to ask
> for help.
On the other hand your mum would probably find {.every easier to understand
than {."0
every
&>
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