Does the logo look familiar??

[Global_Inferno]

Im a Computer Science student learning Haskell as a programming language, and I stumbled upon this...

http://cvs.haskell.org/Hugs/index.html

Hugs is a Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.. Based compiler for the Haskell programming language.

Now I *think* Hugs has been around longer than the original HL logo, so did valve borrow" it from here?

 

[Kouler]

Most likely a coincidence.

 

[SMT]

The HL "logo" is the greek letter Lambda. Valve hardly has a monopoly on a public domain character that's been in use for thousands of years.

 

[Clavius]

Im a Computer Science student learning Haskell as a programming language, and I stumbled upon this...

http://cvs.haskell.org/Hugs/index.html

Hugs is a Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.. Based compiler for the Haskell programming language.

Now I *think* Hugs has been around longer than the original HL logo, so did valve borrow" it from here?

It aint a logo. Its the greek symbol 'lambda'

edit: you beat me to it

 

[lans]

It's used as a symbol for wavelength, in physics.

 

[Clavius]

And math, in differential equations

 

[FoB_Ed]

Valve didn't make up the logo. It's a friggin greek letter

 

[Gunner]

Valve didn't make up the logo. It's a friggin greek letter

Besides there's a circle around it!
:O

 

[Feath]

It's used as a symbol for wavelength, in physics.

And as the decay constant in radioactivity.

 

[thefiznut]

I can't beleive you didn't know this! We use greek letters in mathematics in my High School a LOT, and the lamba character is one of them. Never use one before? Alpha, beta, delta, theta, etc.. =]

 

[madca7`]

omg .. no comment

 

[Matthias]

Haskell is based on Lambda Calculus which is the theoretic basis for functional programming (I assuming they covered that in the course) hence the Lambda symbol.

As has already been mentioned in this thread the half-life logo is a reference to the radioactive decay constant (the half-life, which is the time it takes for half of the material to decay).

 

[Sprafa]

This thread has served it's purpose

EDIT : 3900 posts

 

[Feath]

Haskell is based on Lambda Calculus which is the theoretic basis for functional programming (I assuming they covered that in the course) hence the Lambda symbol.

As has already been mentioned in this thread the half-life logo is a reference to the radioactive decay constant (the half-life, which is the time it takes for half of the material to decay).

Decay constant and half-life are two different things. Half-life's symbol is T(1/2), with the (1/2) in subscript.

 

[Danimal]

Many companies and groups use the lambda logo, it isnt owned by VAVLe

 

[Asuka]

The HL "logo" is the greek letter Lambda. Valve hardly has a monopoly on a public domain character that's been in use for thousands of years.

Cool didnt know that.