[OT] Eternal programming

[Alex Martelli]

"Roman Suzi" <rnd at onego.ru> wrote in message
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> to include to the core. For example, if one want to do logic,
> there is only one operation needed (i do not know how to call it in
> English:
>
> X    Y      X/Y
> 0    0      1
> 1    0      1
> 0    1      1
> 1    1      0

It's usually called "nand" (short for Not-AND, I guess).

> I believe, that there is some set of operations which is as general as
> Turing machine BUT is easily evolutionable into something practical.

Sure, there must be plenty (infinitely many, I'd bet, offhand).  But
I think the most practical one must be some subset of Scheme -- no
effort wasted on syntax... and quite practical as often demonstrated.


Alex