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Re:Recursions without names: Introduction to the Y combinato... by louthy on Thursday August 11, 2016 @09:41PM (#12272947)
Obligatory 'To Dissect a Mockingbird' link:

http://dkeenan.com/Lambda/index.htm

If you have never read this before, then I highly recommend it. It's a beautiful way to picture combinators.

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Re:Recursions without names: Introduction to the Y combinato... by qwertyuiop924 on Thursday August 11, 2016 @09:54PM (#12272971)
Indeed. It's by far best explanation of the concept that I've seen, and it, along with some of Matt Might's posts, helped me gain a deeper appreciation for concepts like Church Encoding, and λ-calculus in general.
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