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What's a T combinator? Y combinator, i assume, was named after the Y fixed point combinator, but I don't recall a combinator named T ...
by veyron 15y ago
What's a T combinator? Y combinator, i assume, was named after the Y fixed point combinator, but I don't recall a combinator named T ...
- angersock 15y agoIt's like a Y combinator, but straighter? EDIT: Because, you see, if you straighten out the arms of the Y, it turns into a T. Nevermind. It was a dumb joke. The serious answer is because it's a Trans-friendly YCombinator. I think.
- veyron 15y agoI figured that T stood for trans, but I subconsciously hoped that it was a real thing ...