Dear fellow monks,

Please bonk me upside the head if "Meditations" is an inappropriate place to send this to.

Below is my rendition of this, with Perl added to the mix.

The Evolution of Language
2x(Descartes)
λx.2x(Church)
(LAMBDA (x) (* 2 x))(McCarthy)
sub { 2 * $_[0] }(Wall)
<?xml version="1.0"?>

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(W3C)
<LAMBDA-TERM>
   <VAR-LIST>
       <VAR>X</VAR>
   </VAR-LIST>
   <EXPR>
      <APPLICATION>
          <EXPR><CONST>*</CONST></EXPR>
          <ARGUMENT-LIST>
              <EXPR><CONST>2</CONST></EXPR>
              <EXPR><VAR>X</VAR></EXPR>
          </ARGUMENT-LIST>
      </APPLICATION>
   </EXPR>
</LAMBDA-TERM>

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I am sorry to note that Perl appears to have been a step backwards in the march of progress.

the lowliest monk

In reply to The Evolution of Language (redux) by tlm

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