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Re: Arguing for a nilp function and where to put it
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Emanuel Berg |
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Re: Arguing for a nilp function and where to put it |
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Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:44:17 +0200 |
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Roland Winkler wrote:
>> As you know, but it's interesting to those who don't ...
>>
>> (info "(eintr) Strange Names")
>>
>> The name of the cons function is not unreasonable: it is
>> an abbreviation of the word "construct". The origins of
>> the names for car and cdr, on the other hand, are
>> esoteric: car is an acronym from the phrase "Contents of
>> the Address part of the Register"; and cdr (pronounced
>> "could-er") is an acronym from the phrase "Contents of
>> the Decrement part of the Register". These phrases refer
>> to specific pieces of hardware on the very early computer
>> on which the original Lisp was developed.
>>
>> Hm ... That was in 1958? What kind of machine was that?
>
> But (info "(eintr) Strange Names") goes on:
>
> Besides being obsolete, the phrases have been completely
> irrelevant for more than 25 years to anyone thinking
> about Lisp.
>
> When was this written? Maybe 25 years ago? Maybe the number
> should be updated.
But that way, in 25 years, it has to be updated again.
Damn!
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