Syntax for anonymous functions [Re: [Agda] AIM XIII code sprints]

[wren ng thornton]

On 5/9/11 10:28 AM, Andreas Abel wrote:
> Concering juxtaposition-as-application, I must say that I am not really
> fond of the (x y : Nat) -> ... syntax, because that looks like an
> application (x y) in my cerebral pattern matcher.

Indeed. I have to continually rewire my cerebral pattern matcher to 
accept that syntax.


> Yet we have it, and so
> we should also have
>
> \ x y -> ...
>
> And Haskell also has it. And the MLs.

This seems most sensible. Requiring parentheses for application in 
patterns is just fine by me.

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~wren