A blog post I need to write: "Syntax Is Not Ruby's (only) Value Proposition"
@brixen Ruby made a bunch of decisions that really help with abstractions but people miss when surveying.
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@wycats they also miss when trying to copy or evolve it. :) -
@brixen yep. In particular converting uniform access into a protocol-based API. -
@wycats elaborate? -
@brixen sometimes called "Tennant's Correspondence Principle" -
@wycats got it. I have his book. :) -
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@johnbender@brixen beta reduction means application, so beta equivalence means that application doesn't change the meaning of inner expr - 5 more replies
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