This function is represented using the asterisk symbol in the Bird-Meertens (bird-MAIR-tenz) formalism. In Murray Cole's paper introducing algorithmic skeletons, he discusses this function as a way of implementing a "minimal design" principle. In Haskell, the fact that the order of multiple calls to this function does not matter forms the basis for
This function is represented using the asterisk symbol in the Bird-Meertens (bird-MAIR-tenz) formalism. In Murray Cole's paper introducing algorithmic skeletons, he discusses this function as a way of implementing a "minimal design" principle. In Haskell, the fact that the order of multiple calls to this function does not matter forms the basis for a compiler optimization in which those calls to this function are "jammed," similar to "loop jamming." This function is used to generate a series of "intermediate data groups" in frameworks like CouchDB and Hadoop. In many functional languages, this function is similar to fold and filter, but it returns a list generated by applying an input function to an input list. For 10 points, name this higher-order function that is paired with "reduce" in the name of a model often used in Big Data.
This function is represented using the asterisk symbol in the Bird-Meertens (bird-MAIR-tenz) formalism.