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I have had this idea for a program for ages, but I don't think I'm ever going to be able to make it.
The idea started out as a spreadsheet app, but where the formulas are based on haskell/lambda calculus - crucially:
* the syntax is much nicer than excel's standard.
* first class functions abound - you can pass functions to other functions. You can put a function in a cell without applying it, and then later use that function against values elsewhere.
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@lizardsquid excel does already have this idea of executing the contents of a cell, even if it's dynamic, or a cell chosen from a set
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@efi really??
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@lizardsquid yea, iirc
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I then extended the idea further to like... a programmable data soup.
So instead of it being functions embedded in a spreadsheet, it's a programming environment where spreadsheets are embedded inside it