Re: [stack] Why is point-free form so interesting?

John Carter <[email protected]> wrote:
> William Tanksley, Jr wrote:
> > Stack notation is NOT the simplest possible data transfer notation; it
> > imposes a total ordering on data, when often a partial ordering is
> > sufficient.

> Any pointers to candidates for the "simplest possible data
> transfer notation"?

None aside from the clue I just gave. I don't think it exists ... yet
..., and I don't know how to build it.

I have a vague suspicion that it'll involve a combination of stack and
array notation: the stack notation provides the ordering, and the
array notation allows you to align elements of equal importance at
identical level. Oh, I'm also impressed by Ripple's ability to handle
multiple return values by essentially splitting control flow.

> John Carter

-Billy