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Re:K – A simple, fast vector programming language by t-3 on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:00AM (#31367705)
> it's suddenly implied you're looping over all the elements of x,

One of the most mindblowing parts of array languages is that there are no loops. Everything is just arrays and operations composed to produce more arrays. A few weeks ago, I was firmly in your camp, and thought APLs were indecipherable, but they're really not. It's just a totally different philosophy of programming.

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Re:K – A simple, fast vector programming language by magicalhippo on Friday May 13, 2022 @11:25AM (#31368848)
Yeah I'm sure there's a good reason for it. But I think most would still call it quite terse.

Anyway, good to know it might not be as impenetrable as it appears. Just glanced at the "Notation as a Tool of Thought" article and it looks illuminating as well, so will be reading that in detail.

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