RE: Functional Paradigm popularity and Maths (Was: XML as a transition to s-expr)

["David Simmons" <address@hidden>]

> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Guy Steele - Sun Microsystems Labs
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 1:58 PM
> To: ll1-discuss@ai.mit.edu
> Subject: RE: Functional Paradigm popularity and Maths (Was: XML as a
> transition to s-expr)
> 
> 
>    From: "David Simmons" <David.Simmons@smallscript.net>
>    To: <alk@pobox.com>, <David.Simmons@smallscript.net>
>    Cc: <anton@appsolutions.com>, <ll1-discuss@ai.mit.edu>
>    Subject: RE: Functional Paradigm popularity and Maths (Was: XML as
a
> transition to s-expr)
>    Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:36:04 -0800
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>    > -----Original Message-----
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>    > On Behalf Of Tony Kimball
>    > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:33 PM
>    > To: David.Simmons@smallscript.net
>    > Cc: anton@appsolutions.com; ll1-discuss@ai.mit.edu
>    > Subject: RE: Functional Paradigm popularity and Maths (Was: XML
as a
>    > transition to s-expr)
>    >
>    > :     add 2 3
>    > :     2 add 3
>    > :     3 add 2
>    > :     2 3 add
>    > :
>    > : are all sensibly parsable constructs as a human being.
>    >
>    > In English imperative sentences, the verb comes first.
> 
>    Really?
> 
>        Joe, add a-hat!
> 
>        2, add 3!
> 
>        thing doSomethingWith anotherThing
> 
> Add a hat, Joe!
> 
> --Guy

Hi Guy,

I think you've got the spirit of it here :-)

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