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Needed 1+1, built a functional programming language

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  1. gbacon · · focus · HN ↗
    See also <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;perl.plover.com&#x2F;yak&#x2F;lambda&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;perl.plover.com&#x2F;yak&#x2F;lambda&#x2F; from 1999.

    &gt; Perl Contains the Lambda Calculus

    &gt; (How to write a 163 line program to compute 1+1)

    &gt; Length: 90 minutes

    Prerequisites: None.

    1. Dylan16807 · · focus · HN ↗
      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tomstu.art&#x2F;programming-with-nothing" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tomstu.art&#x2F;programming-with-nothing

      This is also a fun introduction to building up lambda calculus. And it gets up to fizzbuzz!

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