From: barker <barker@web>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:49:02 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: (no commit message)
X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8dd323ab2d93d590e51cfe30de3cb89d2840f175

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diff --git a/lambda_evaluator.mdwn b/lambda_evaluator.mdwn
index 552ac686..7228fca7 100644
--- a/lambda_evaluator.mdwn
+++ b/lambda_evaluator.mdwn
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ In this toy system, `let`s should only be used at the beginning of a file.  If w
 the result is `yes`.  Things to watch out for: the expression after the equal sign must have balanced parentheses,
 and the "in" is obligatory.  The system will still produce a result, but it won't make much sense.
 
+*Abbreviations*, **NOT**: No abbreviations work.  So `\xy.yxx` must be written `(\x (\y ((y x) x)))`.  (As in Scheme or Racket.)
+
 *Comments*: anything following a semicolon to the end of the line is ignored.
 Blank lines are fine.
 
@@ -30,4 +32,6 @@ browser that stops responding, not the wiki server.
 
 You can inspect the code [here](http://lambda.jimpryor.net/code/lambda.js).  Suggestions for improvements welcome.
 
+Improvements we hope to add soon: the ability to reduce Combinatory Logic combinators; the ability to translate from CL to the lambda calculus; and more sensible variable names instead of `g354`.
+