2 ms·What?by thecoughrans 10y agoWhat?viebel 10y agoThe Y combinator is one of the most beautiful idea in Computer Science: it allows to write recursive functions without using names at all!biot 10y agoDid you mean to submit a link? Or is this just a generic "hey, let's discuss this subject" kind of post?jnewkirk 10y agoI think this may be exactly what the title suggests: a fixed point operator.viebel 10y agoOops, I forgot to submit the link. I opened a new story with the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12250435 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12250435