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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 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.

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