> I find it bizarre how the code examples provided on github use λ. I know JavaScript allows this, but I can't imagine myself switching to a greek layout to typ

> I find it bizarre how the code examples provided on github use λ. I know JavaScript allows this, but I can't imagine myself switching to a greek layout to type λ Like someone else mentioned you can use the compose-key, or if you use an editor like Emacs, there are commands to insert Unicode symbols. If you're a lisper, you might also have a macro for inserting those :)