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.

  • @xmunk
    20•1 month 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
      15•1 month ago

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

      SPACE!

    • wvstolzing
      1•30 days 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.