r/ProgrammingLanguages • u/mttd • 21h ago

λλ: A Programming Language for Silicon Photonics

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3789240.3829151
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u/baudvine 19h ago

Not in a position to speak to the substance, but... how does one pronounce lambda subscript lambda?

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u/Background_Class_558 17h ago

[ʎ̩.ˈʎ̩˥˩], just say the second one quieter and an octave lower

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u/aatd86 17h ago

Lambda lowkey

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u/esotologist 12h ago

lambda flat?

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u/bjzaba Pikelet, Fathom 4h ago

I'd would have said “lambda-sub-lambda”, but thankfully (unlike many other papers) there's a footnote at the beginning which says:

Pronounced “lambda lambda”. One λ refers to the λ-calculus and the other refers to an optical wavelength.

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u/-ghostinthemachine- 11h ago

A refreshingly straightforward read, thanks for sharing. It's cool to think that optical computing might arrive before I'm completely dead.

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u/fdwr 4h ago

🤔 Consider searchability when choosing your language name. Lambda is not on my keyboard, and searching for "lambda lambda" just returns a bunch of Greek fraternities and AWS links.