Comment by thaumasiotes
1 year ago
Does Q stand for quine?
((lambda (x) (list x (list 'quote x)))
'(lambda (x) (list x (list 'quote x))))
1 year ago
Does Q stand for quine?
((lambda (x) (list x (list 'quote x)))
'(lambda (x) (list x (list 'quote x))))
Yes! But it's not a true quine because it returns “something functionally equivalent to myself,” not “my own source code.” so then I debated what else to call it before deciding that I was already taking too long writing an HN comment and it didn't matter what it was called, haha. Well spotted.