I definitely agree that it's better to import it from an additional module if need be.
If we ignore the Metaprogramming parts, Elixir has a very easy Syntax and the &(&1) notation is one of the only non-intuitive things to learn. Compared to other languages, there are virtually no 'weird' syntax elements you have to 'just remember' when you start out, so I am actually in favor of teaching people this shorthand instead of hiding it from them. (It's really not THAT complicated) Also, as José said, you can always use "fn x -> x end", which is about the same length as "&identity/1" and also obvious in what it does. I don't think expanding the Kernel just for the sake of adopting concepts of similar ecosystems is worth it. Sven On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 23:10 Rich Morin <r.d.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2019, at 13:43, José Valim <jose.va...@plataformatec.com.br> > wrote: > > > > Filtering nils may be considered bad practice (i.e. why do you have nils > there?) > > I use them, on occasion, to support a "maybe" type. > > > ... it may be more readable to do with Enum.reject(&is_nil/1). > > Cool! I just replaced four instances of `Enum.filter(&(&1))` with > `Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)`. > FWIW, I'd love to see an annotated collection of suggested Elixir idioms > such as this one. > > -r > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/C4BDFC3F-1646-4957-B814-0204D3B147A6%40gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CAFuVuxzkdQbPZaPHRWA6w13LE1jFZm-sgoxK8ToOkTag2_9AbA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
