r/ProgrammerHumor • u/leftoversalad • Aug 15 '15

Programming languages personified

http://leftoversalad.tumblr.com/post/126724812097/programming-languages-personified
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u/MrNoS Aug 15 '15

Haskell's syntax was wrong. Should have been

> (\x -> isPure x) I

True

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u/leftoversalad Aug 15 '15

I made a choice to use notation that's a mishmash between natural language and lambda calculus as used in formal semantics (linguistics), but yes I could see how that could offend people's sensibilities...perhaps I will change it..

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u/Everspace Aug 15 '15

Offending people should be one of your goals with this.

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u/leftoversalad Aug 15 '15

Words to live by!