Thinking in an Array Language

Re:Thinking in an Array Language by abrudz on Saturday January 13, 2024 @03:45PM (#38984367)

The original array lang is APL:

    dot←+.×

but why give it a name when spelling it out is as short as the shortest reasonable name for it (and then you might need to put spaces around the name).

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Re:Thinking in an Array Language by gcanyon on Sunday January 14, 2024 @09:40AM (#38990801)

For people who understand the language, there is little point to naming it. For illustrating to people unfamiliar with the language, it helps to break apart the "this is the thing I'm talking about" part from the "here's how you would use it" part.

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