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Add apply-partially's right version

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: contovob <at> tcd.ie, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, daanturo <at> gmail.com, 49316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49316: Add apply-partially's right version
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:47:00 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> As for the rest, I'd like Lars to state his opinion about this new
> function.  AFAICT, he didn't say what he thinks here.

I'm not very enthusiastic -- is partial application used a lot now that
we've got lexical binding?  Partial application has always seemed like
One Weird Trick to me.

On the other hand -- some people are used to programming using these
idioms, so perhaps it makes sense to add a right version as well?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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