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Chain

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Chain is an esoteric form of data processing based on "chaining" together subprogram "nodes" and passing whole environments (which include the nodes and connections) between them. Which, I suppose, describes most programs, but this one does it a little more explicitly. It is concurrent, self-modifying, and confusing to look at.

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