From 6de3271d3e5b9662eb7d5739bc4cf22d0e330223 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dc Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:59:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add derivation of thunk Thunks have always confused me, and this is solely due to the fact that I never fully understood the word. Just knowing the specialized sense of a word does not clear up confusion when you have no idea where the word came from. I have always been asking "but *why* is it called thunk?" This has honestly blown me off of Redux entirely for two years. I finally took the effort to find out. I'm proposing we add the derivation of the term and its source, which will help greatly in clearing up understanding for people. --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e7523db..eeed995 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ let x = 1 + 2; let foo = () => 1 + 2; ``` +The term [originated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunk#cite_note-1) as a humorous past-tense version of "think". ## Installation