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Because the lambda papers were multiple submissions for a thesis (each one rejected(!)), sometimes comments slip in about certain things, and it's just generall
by fao_ 6y ago
Because the lambda papers were multiple submissions for a thesis (each one rejected(!)), sometimes comments slip in about certain things, and it's just generally fascinating to read.
- 082349872349872 6y agop57 {LABELS} is interesting because historically it took a long time to get from LABEL to LABELS. One doesn't have to change much to add LABELS to a LISP 1.5, but because almost all the time LABEL suffices, I don't think anyone really felt the need. p63 {QUOTE shafts the compiler} is still a religious war to this day. p68 {WEBER} shows Steele & Sussman were writing pre-Moggi, but faced similar problems. (incidentally, the overruns in the box on p55 make me think that despite the right-justified text, the boxes were added after printing, via pen & ruler.)