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Re:Futhark – A small programming language that compiles to e... by Kametrixom on Sunday March 26, 2017 @08:22AM (#13960404)
> Perhaps a more apt title would be "Python for the GPU"

Why Python? Futhark is a purely functional language and looks a lot like Haskell, so I think "Haskell for the GPU" would be a better title

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Re:Futhark – A small programming language that compiles to e... by Athas on Sunday March 26, 2017 @09:20AM (#13960643)
(Author here.)

OCaml would be an even more apt comparison.

I find it a bit ironic that of all the related submissions I (and others) have made, it's the one with the bizarre title that hits the front page!

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Re:Futhark – A small programming language that compiles to e... by s_ngularity on Sunday March 26, 2017 @09:28AM (#13960679)
Might be related to that GPU-accelerated APL compiler which was on the front page a week or so ago
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