Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:37:49 +0100 "(" wrote:
> On Mon Oct 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then. :-)
> >
> > Ludo’.
>
> "Glorious expressions" :)
Amen.
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Mon Oct 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then. :-) > > Ludo’. "Glorious expressions" :) -- (
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
Ekaitz Zarraga skribis: >> Hi! >> >> jgart jg...@dismail.de skribis: >> >> > Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix? >> >> >> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for >> nothing (AFAIK). :-) >> >> Ludo’. > > In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression? Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then. :-) Ludo’.
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:15:04 +0200 Sergiu Ivanov wrote: Or can it mean G for God-Expressions? Because you can't be let into the kingdom of heaven (i.e. gnu/store/) without going through me? jk jk ;)
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
Hi, On lun., 26 sept. 2022 at 09:19, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote: >> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for >> nothing (AFAIK). :-) > In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression? It is what Wikipedia say: :-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-expression And the McCarthy’s article from 1960 uses this nomenclature. http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/recursive/node1.html Cheers, simon
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
Hi, On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:23 AM Sergiu Ivanov wrote: > > maybe somebody just invented "symbolic" for s We too could attach a meaning. G-exp might stand for "glue" expression, for example. Kind regards Felix Lechner
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
"(" [2022-09-26T17:31:03+0200]:
> On Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 9:48 AM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
>> nothing (AFAIK). :-)
>
> Don't quote me on this, but i'm pretty sure it originally stood
> for "symbolic" (so "symbolic expression").
I know that Wikipedia is not a scientifically sound source, but:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-expression
and in particular:
http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/recursive/recursive.html
John McCarthy, Recursive Functions of *Symbolic Expressions* and Their
Computation by Machine
Now, this shows a relationship, but doesn't show direction/causality:
maybe somebody just invented "symbolic" for s, after s-expressions were
introduced :D
--
Sergiu
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 10:19 AM BST, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote: > In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression? Gah, beaten to it. :) -- (
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
> Hi! > > jgart jg...@dismail.de skribis: > > > Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix? > > > No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for > nothing (AFAIK). :-) > > Ludo’. In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression?
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
Hi! jgart skribis: > Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix? No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for nothing (AFAIK). :-) Ludo’.
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:20:01 -0500 jgart wrote: > On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:01:33 +0200 Edouard Klein wrote: > > My bet would be on "Guix" ? > > Yes, maybe... Hi Ludo, Hope all is well! Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix? Just wanted to confirm. all best, jgart
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:01:33 +0200 Edouard Klein wrote: > My bet would be on "Guix" ? Yes, maybe...
Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
My bet would be on "Guix" ? jgart writes: > Hi, > > What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for? > > all best, > > jgart
Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
Hi, What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for? all best, jgart
