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wow Y combinator.js?
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// Simple | |
const simpleRecursive = () => simpleRecursive() | |
simpleRecursive() | |
// "simpleRecursive" is undefined! (static check) | |
const notSoSimpleRecursive = me => me(me) | |
notSoSimpleRecursive(notSoSimpleRecursive) | |
// Don't run forever! | |
const factorial = (me, n) => n < 1 ? 1 : n * me(me, n - 1) | |
factorial(factorial, 10) | |
// Save some lines :D | |
;((me, n) => n < 1 ? 1 : n * me(me, n - 1))((me, n) => n < 1 ? 1 : n * me(me, n - 1), 10) | |
// Now we may have a Y Combinator from Lambda Calculus | |
const againFactorial = x => ((me, n) => n < 1 ? 1 : n * me(me, n - 1))((me, n) => n < 1 ? 1 : n * me(me, n - 1), x) |
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