Scope functions apply/with/run/also/let: Where do the names come from?

Question

There are quite a few blog posts (like this) on usages of the standard library functions apply/with/run/also/let

Answer 1

I strongly recommend to read this blog in order to understand all of these scope functions.

Some keys of these blog:

1. LARA functions

Following the first letter of each, you get the acronym “LARA”.

2. Code Comparison

3. Common use cases

   • Transforming an object - let()
   • Create, pass, and evaluate - also()
   • Initialize and execute - run()
   • Initialize an object for assignment - apply()

4. With

with() is functionally the same as the extension function version of run(), so it's well-suited to the use case of Initialize and execute. More information.