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447 points bozhidar | 2 comments | 01 Apr 25 12:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.643s | source
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shermantanktop ◴[01 Apr 25 15:00 UTC] No.43547600[source]▶
> Trivia: F# is the language that made the pipeline operator (|>) popular.

I’m not a dabbler in exotic languages, so this definition of “popular” was puzzling. I’ve literally never seen that operator before. Maybe I need to get out more.

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zdragnar ◴[01 Apr 25 15:13 UTC] No.43547773[source]▶
It exists in several similar languages such as elixir, and was even a proposal for ecmascript, but never really got traction.
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1. WorldMaker ◴[01 Apr 25 17:09 UTC] No.43549183[source]▶
It made it to Stage 2, which is some traction: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pipeline-operator

It has been "stuck" at Stage 2 for a while, though.

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2. shermantanktop ◴[01 Apr 25 18:06 UTC] No.43549768[source]▶
Thanks for that link! Now I want pipe operators...