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Ask HN: How did Y Combinator get its name?
I've often wondered why the incubator Y Combinator is called "Y Combinator". Obviously it has something to do with the fixed point combinator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_point_combinator), but after reading that, I fail to see the connection to the Y Combinator program.
Maybe I'm missing something completely obvious. Can anyone fill me in?
- mihn 16y agoSomething to do with sex chromosomes, maybe? :)
- popsteven 16y agolmao
- deleted 16y ago[deleted]
- pg 16y agohttp://ycombinator.com/faq.html http://ycombinator.com/faq.html
- wh-uws 16y agoQuoting the FAQ: "Why did you choose the name "Y Combinator?" The Y combinator is one of the coolest ideas in computer science. It's also a metaphor for what we do. It's a program that runs programs; we're a company that helps start companies."
- popsteven 16y agoahhhh guess i should've read the FAQ's ^.^ ty.
- resdirector 16y agoAh...I guess I should have read the faqs, too!
- _pius 16y agoSearch for "name" here: http://ycombinator.com/faq.html http://ycombinator.com/faq.html
- popsteven 16y agoya for real. How did they lol?