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I guess it is less important than the extent to which it annoys me. The
invitation provided by its existence is a trap that I have fallen into
and I do not want others to do same.

I may be overstating its importance.

On 24/07/12 11:41, Runar Bjarnason wrote:
> I agree that Pointed is not really meaningful without Apply.
>
> But, out of curiosity, why is this important?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Tony Morris <tonymor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am often asked what a good way to get started with Scalaz would be. It
>> turns out, there is no good way and that the idea of a "good way to get
>> started" doesn't really make sense in the context of the Scalaz library,
>> so some people are disappointed when I do not give a clear answer.
>>
>> Although there is still not a good answer, I can at least articulate a
>> task that can possibly help.
>>
>> The Pointed type-class is a mistake. It should not exist on its own. It
>> belongs on Applicative. The point operation should look like this:
>>
>> trait Applicative[F[_]] extends Apply[F] {
>>   def point[A](a: => A): F[A]
>> }
>>
>> I spent about 30 minutes initiating this change, without the intention
>> of completing it, but I just wanted to see what would be involved. I
>> learned that a lot of thinking and learning would be involved.
>> Nevertheless, I think fixing this bug is quite important. So if anyone
>> is up to it, there would be free cookies involved.
>>
>> --
>> Tony Morris
>> http://tmorris.net/
>>
>>
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