Re:Combinators
by momentoftop on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @12:48PM
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Or better yet, the y combinator is this: W S (Q (S I I))
The whole point is that we don't need no stinking variables.
The whole point is that we don't need no stinking variables.
The y combinator is this: λf.(λx.x x)(λx.f(x x))
Lambda diagrams get you visualizations like this:
https://tromp.github.io/cl/diagrams.html
When considering logic and functions, when thinking in the space of combinators, you can ask questions like "What is Plus times Plus" and have a sensible result. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVA8Nj6HEo
Combinators are awesome.
The site linked by OP is a specific collection of combinators with bird names, riffing on the "To Mock a Mockingbird" puzzle book and subsequent meme of giving combinators bird names.