practicalli / practicalli/clojure
Clojure language curiosities
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Description
Behavior of functions that are used instead of operators
(apply * []) equal 1
(apply + []) equal 0
Has to do with 1 and 0 being the identities of monoids with operators * and +
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or documentation entry point. Start by evaluating the two apply expressions in a Clojure REPL and identify where this language behavior should be documented; done means adding a clear explanation of the observed identity behavior in an agreed location.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- clojure
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100