The “Curry” in “Currying” is a reference to logician Haskell Curry

lol i always thought it was an interface courier.

I heard people say couriering.

  • @[email protected]
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    207 months ago

    For those of us inclined to fish nets… Tim Curry is also a fair reference.

    But yes - Haskell Curry has leant his name to Haskell and Currying.

    • macniel
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      157 months ago

      I tried that currying once… Now all my Algorithms are in the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism

      SPACE!

    • wvstolzing
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      17 months ago

      Funny thing is that when the creators of the language told H.C.'s widow about it, she said he never really was fond of his name.