Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[jgart]

Hi,

What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

all best,

jgart

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Edouard Klein]

My bet would be on "Guix" ?


jgart <jgart@dismail.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?
>
> all best,
>
> jgart

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[jgart]

On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:01:33 +0200 Edouard Klein <edou@rdklein.fr> wrote:
> My bet would be on "Guix" ?

Yes, maybe...

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[jgart]

On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:20:01 -0500 jgart <jgart@dismail.de> wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:01:33 +0200 Edouard Klein <edou@rdklein.fr> wrote:
> > My bet would be on "Guix" ?
> 
> Yes, maybe...

Hi Ludo,

Hope all is well!

Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix?

Just wanted to confirm.

all best,

jgart

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi!

jgart <jgart@dismail.de> skribis:

> Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix?

No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
nothing (AFAIK).  :-)

Ludo’.

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Ekaitz Zarraga]

> Hi!
> 
> jgart jgart@dismail.de skribis:
> 
> > Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix?
> 
> 
> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
> nothing (AFAIK). :-)
> 
> Ludo’.

In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression?

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[zimoun]

Hi,

On lun., 26 sept. 2022 at 09:19, Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz@elenq.tech> wrote:

>> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
>> nothing (AFAIK). :-)

> In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression?

It is what Wikipedia say: :-)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-expression

And the McCarthy’s article from 1960 uses this nomenclature.

    http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/recursive/node1.html


Cheers,
simon

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[(]

On Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 9:48 AM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
> nothing (AFAIK).  :-)

Don't quote me on this, but i'm pretty sure it originally stood
for "symbolic" (so "symbolic expression").

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Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[(]

On Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 10:19 AM BST, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote:
> In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression?

Gah, beaten to it. :)

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Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Sergiu Ivanov]

"(" <paren@disroot.org> [2022-09-26T17:31:03+0200]:
> On Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 9:48 AM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
>> nothing (AFAIK).  :-)
>
> Don't quote me on this, but i'm pretty sure it originally stood
> for "symbolic" (so "symbolic expression").

I know that Wikipedia is not a scientifically sound source, but:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-expression

and in particular:

http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/recursive/recursive.html

John McCarthy, Recursive Functions of *Symbolic Expressions* and Their
Computation by Machine

Now, this shows a relationship, but doesn't show direction/causality:
maybe somebody just invented "symbolic" for s, after s-expressions were
introduced :D

--
Sergiu

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Felix Lechner via]

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:23 AM Sergiu Ivanov <sivanov@colimite.fr> wrote:
>
> maybe somebody just invented "symbolic" for s

We too could attach a meaning. G-exp might stand for "glue"
expression, for example.

Kind regards
Felix Lechner

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[jgart]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:15:04 +0200 Sergiu Ivanov <sivanov@colimite.fr> wrote:

Or can it mean G for God-Expressions? Because you can't be let into the kingdom of
heaven (i.e. gnu/store/) without going through me?

jk jk ;)

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[Ludovic Courtès]

Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz@elenq.tech> skribis:

>> Hi!
>> 
>> jgart jgart@dismail.de skribis:
>> 
>> > Does the G in G-Expressions stand for Guix?
>> 
>> 
>> No, it stands for “G”, just like the “s” in “s-expression” stands for
>> nothing (AFAIK). :-)
>> 
>> Ludo’.
>
> In s-expression it doesn't stand for symbolic expression?

Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then.  :-)

Ludo’.

Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[(]

On Mon Oct 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then.  :-)
>
> Ludo’.

"Glorious expressions" :)

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Re: Trivia question: What does the "G" in G-expressions stand for?

[jgart]

On Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:37:49 +0100 "(" <paren@disroot.org> wrote:
> On Mon Oct 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM BST, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > Ah well, “G” might stand for “golden” or “great” then.  :-)
> >
> > Ludo’.
> 
> "Glorious expressions" :)

Amen.