Why is the function for lifting a value into a functor named pure in Control.Applicative?
Why is the function for lifting a value into a functor named pure in
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Why is the function for lifting a value into a functor named pure in Control.Applicative?
Think of
pureas an adjective.foo <*> pure 4=fooapplied on a pure value4.(As for the exact reason why it’s called
pure, probably only McBride and Paterson will know.)