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Re:The Y Combinator in Go with generics by DylanSp on Sunday June 12, 2022 @03:53PM (#31717678)
Even if it doesn't have value for everyday programming, translating it into Clojure/Python/Go/whatever can make it easier to understand. Most explanations I've seen of the Y combinator just work in lambda calculus, which I at least find somewhat difficult to read; translating it into a more familiar language can make it easier to understand.
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Re:The Y Combinator in Go with generics by westurner on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:38PM (#31719696)
Fixed-point combinator > Y Combinator, Implementations in other languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator

Y-combinator in like 100 languages: https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Y_combinator #Python

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