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Ha! I've asked the question about existence of something like Kerf quite a while ago[1]. Good to finally have an answer other than "it is not really needed". [

• scottlocklin 11y ago
  Nial is a good example of a Kerf-like language, but I don't think you can download it at present. There's a way to make J look more readable, but by the time you're able to accomplish this, you can read the J runes, and have realized the syntax sugar just slows down the parser.
  • avmich 11y ago
    Syntax sugar also slows down the REPL experimenting way of "growing" J scripts. Yes, it's harder to read... You can combine wise naming scheme with good use of spaces - and also short lines, which anyway carry a lot of work - to make programs more readable. Comments are also available :) - in fact, I found that J really encourages the literate programming style. As they say, "in APL you solve a problem in 5 minutes, then spend an hour trying to write a most elegant and short solution". Indeed.