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    $\begingroup$ +1 This is the first answer to this question I understand by just reading it :) $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 3, 2014 at 21:37
  • $\begingroup$ Although I think you know I fully agree with you regarding "I am fond of infix notation ... more readable than the 'conventional'" it seems most people disagree. I'm really not sure why. Simple unfamiliarity? $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 0:03
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    $\begingroup$ Er… is the /* in the last example irreplaceable? // seems to have the same effect. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 4:40
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    $\begingroup$ @xzczd, yes you could use // the way I have written it. Perhaps that would be clearer actually. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 8:40
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    $\begingroup$ I agree that a // Position[0] // SortBy[Last] // Map[Max] seems (the most) natural. Perhaps even more so than Map[Max] @* SortBy[Last] @* Position[0] @* a due to the spacing and a natural proclivity to read left-to-right. I suspect that increased postfix usage maybe end up being one of the main effects of operator forms on code bases. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 4, 2014 at 13:01