Array Languages vs. the Curse of the Spreadsheet

Re:Array Languages vs. the Curse of the Spreadsheet by 83457 on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @06:55PM (#39610613)

I understand using symbols when helpful, but... they've gone too far. The way to type the symbols in doesn't even correlate to the symbol. To insert division you enter `=

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Re:Array Languages vs. the Curse of the Spreadsheet by abrudz on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @02:57PM (#39620563)

That's actually a historical quirk, because modern keyboards have = where old APL keyboards had × and - where old APL keyboards had +. You'd press Shift+ for - and Shift× for ÷ meaning that Shift gives the inverse function. Similarly, they Shift/ for \ (which is the inverse of / in APL).

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)#/me...

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