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Re:Chuck Moore, Extreme Programmer by eggy on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:01AM (#15609567)
Isn't Kdb the database you can program in Q now, but also has K the PL too? I program in J, which is similar. I don't consider it line noise, but I get the drift.
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Re:Chuck Moore, Extreme Programmer by hoosieree on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:24PM (#15611821)
[edit] yes, KDB+ is the database product. Q is one interpreter that interops with it. K is another.

I am not 100% sure but I think Q is actually K plus a standard library of "Q words" so you can write K directly if you want.

I think the reason for Q is as a more familiar interface for people with SQL experience.

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