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.

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.

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

SPACE!

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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.

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