From 87d674d80ee396d25b1b4f045ac1c540c27c0063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JJ
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 12:07:12 -0700
Subject: readme: add description

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 # the mechanicals
 
-various implementations of the lambda calculus
+Various implementations of the lambda calculus (and friends).
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+The code here is hopefully pretty readable: but makes heavy use of quasiquoting. For an introduction, see [*Explaining Lisp's quoting without getting tangled*](https://cadence.moe/blog/2022-10-17-explaining-lisp-quoting-without-getting-tangled).
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