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		hwh on Oct 29, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hylas-Lisp - A JIT-compiled Lisp targeting LLVM Am I missing something with the "Hylas" name vs. the lambda & gamma initials within the project logo?

eudox on Oct 29, 2013 [–]

The inverted lambda was supposed to look like the letter 'y'.

I like to pretend it looks more like 'hylas' than 'aylas'.

phaer on Oct 29, 2013 | [–]

Yes, the letter 'y' is called '(G/Y)amma' im greek. Why 'Hylas' for me it reads like 'Lylas', considering that λ is the greek 'L'?

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