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This would be much better reordered. The lead 'why concatenative programming matters' is only answered halfway through, after the reader is expected to trudge t
by tmcw 14y ago
This would be much better reordered. The lead 'why concatenative programming matters' is only answered halfway through, after the reader is expected to trudge through lambda notation. Why it matters: it's the basis for interpreters of languages you use. Then explain why, then explain what it is.
- mjn 14y agoFor some audiences I'd agree, but I think the current presentation works well if the target audience is people who already believe that functional programming matters, but are skeptical that concatenative programming is an interesting or important concept. For that audience I think the presentation starting from the familiar type-signature notation is effective.