Really? When I first read a text book about lambda calculus, it was fairly straightforward.
When I read _this_, I was puzzled. What the heck are we doing? Why do I care about alligators? What's the point of this?
And it only made sense when he said "it's like lambda calculus". It's a sad explanation if you need to understand the concept to understand the explanation.
I've never read a textbook about lambda calculus. When I red this, it was fairly straightforward, and I didn't need a pre-existing knowledge of lambda calculus to get it. There are plenty of people who don't understand the point of what they read in math textbooks. Not everything is one-size-fits-all.
When I read _this_, I was puzzled. What the heck are we doing? Why do I care about alligators? What's the point of this?
And it only made sense when he said "it's like lambda calculus". It's a sad explanation if you need to understand the concept to understand the explanation.