Do you really think that anything would be different if they called it Applicable or Applyable?
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Yes. Yes yes yes.
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@nikomatsakis. Mappable, FlatMappable, Applyable are all real improvements.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
But also, Callable > Applyable
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I sometimes think it's more confusing to use general terms. You think a newcomer will know what "factory" will mean in the context of code?
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I already have a preconcived idea of what that means in a whole other context
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Naming is hard, but I kind of see the shaming more often from certain camps
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Shaming? I don't think it's controversial that Monad, Applicative Functor etc are particularly inscrutable terms.
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Probably too strong of a word I used
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if we're going to talk about words that have been bad for a long time, and need to get shot out of a cannon, lets nuke "then" as well?
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then seems a little different than Applicative Functor.
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Replying to @wycats @richardiii and
I sorry, I wasn't implying as such. I was referring to the lack of understanding for proper usage / understanding.
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