The domain name stands for No Stinkin' Loops, a reference to how APL style languages lift iteration to combinator expressions.
Thanks for the background info.
I've always found this snippet interesting: https://nsl.com/papers/kisntlisp.htm
Comparing the lisp to the non linenoise k syntax you can see there really is something compelling to this sort of lifting of iterator at a time fiddling to a higher level of abstraction where you just think about the shape of what you want.
Not criticizing you, you perform a great service to HN, I am just confused by your post and that might just be a failing of mine. Either way, thanks for all you do.