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Idiom #36 First-class function : generic composition

Implement a function compose which returns composition function g ∘ f for any functions f and g having exactly 1 parameter.

sub compose {
   my ($f, $g) = @_;
   return sub {
      my $x = shift;
      return $g->($f->($x));
   }
}
(comp g f)

Function composition is already a function in Clojure's core API. It has no restriction on numbers of parameters.

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