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What is the origin and meaning of the phrase “Lambda the ultimate?”

I've been messing around with functional programming languages for a few years, and I keep encountering this phrase. For example, it is a chapter of "The Little Schemer, which certainly predates the ...
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What is the difference between a function and a lambda?

I'm a little bit confused about 'function' and 'lambda'. I've seen some examples showing that the scheme keyword lambda works very similarly to the JavaScript keyword function, but I really don't ...
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Are “normal order” and “call-by-name” the same thing?

I was studying the book Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and in section 1.1.5 The Substitution Model for Procedure Application the author explains the concepts of normal order and ...
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Does Clojure have the continuation?

I started programming with Python. When using python, concepts like coroutine, closure made me really confusing. Now I think I know them some superficial level, but I want to get the "enlightement" ...
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Can somebody explain me what are lambda things in programming?

So far I heard about : Lambda calculus Lambda programming Lambda expressions Lambda functions Which all seems to be related to functional programming... Apparently it will be integrated into ...