Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptions (2014)

Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio... by vjdingdong on Saturday July 10, 2021 @09:29AM (#27793227)

Your interruptions/work-context are way out there in terms of stress/impact etc.

APL and J : Agreed. Haskell is my refuge when Python starts getting verbose. Even if you're interrupted, there's a slim chance with concise languages that you could carry that line in your head even as you are dragged away from your context.

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Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio... by eggy on Saturday July 10, 2021 @10:28AM (#27793543)

I do love Haskell too, but I am only a dilettante. I played with Euterpea[1], and I like it's mathematical bent like J and APL. I could probably get more practical work done with Haskell, but I like the way J and APL make me iterate on a short piece of code until it is a diamond. I should look at Haskell again...

I sometimes write J by hand on paper.

[1] https://www.euterpea.com/haskell-school-of-music/

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