Julia solves this very gracefully with LaTeX-like input, ie. you type \lambda<TAB> which expands to λ

Some APL environments such as ngn/apl[0] allow tab completion like |o<tab> results in ⌽. This is probably available on tryapl.org too, but I can't test it when it's down :/. It may also be available in the full dyalog apl product and IDE.

EDIT: see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27462828 too

[0]: https://github.com/abrudz/ngn-apl

To avoid this you typically use a character keymap with APL characters accessible with AltGr and Shift+AltGr, for instance AltGr+i for iota and AltGr+r for rho etc. After a while you learn the keystrokes and if you need a less frequently used character you can click on it in the language bar.

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someday soon we’ll be able to use voice input to say these characters.

Of course, I’ve been wrong for about a decade. but we have to be getting close

You can if you put in the work to set it up.

There are two (nearly identical) talks by Emily Shea

- Perl Out Loud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz3JeYfBTcY

- Voice Driven Development: Who needs a keyboard anyway? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuRkGkf5HU

I’m glad I work at home.