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The "Curry" in "Currying" is a reference to logician Haskell Curry (lemmy.ml)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! You would not believe how long I've been trying to figure out where the term came from.

The best explanation I'd heard prior to now was that the practice of composing functions was akin to mixing ingredients for curry, (the food) but I'd never really bought that line of reasoning.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currying#History

You could try the Wikipedia page, I suppose. 😆

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey, in my defense, the explanation there was only added in 2022, and I'd already given up looking by then!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

That is a solid defense, I'll give you that.