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OK: An open-source interpreter for the K5 programming language

60 points by sndean 10y ago

gwu78 10y ago
k4 isn't so bad, either. :) http://kparc.com/q4/ha.txt http://kparc.com/q4/ha.txt
jxy 10y ago
One essential thing about k/q is its speed. When you use javascript, you lose everything.
- oconnor0 10y ago
  For an intro interpreter/"how do I use K", using Javascript seems like a big win.
- scottlocklin 10y ago
  It's a training tool. Also, I think John had fun writing an interpreter. It's also a very cool language which people without money don't get exposed to. Maybe it gives people some good ideas.
  - stepvhen 10y ago
    Well, there is always J (jsoftware.com), which is the standard open source APL-like language. It also has a columnar database. And a wealth of resources available on its website/wiki (more than I have seen for any other language's base website).
- geocar 10y ago
  My C is usually faster than my k: The greatest value in k is that the language is terse and dense; that it promotes the right way to think about solving problems, not that it is fast.
- qznc 10y ago
  Is it? I have only seen anecdotal evidence for this.
- bastawhiz 10y ago
  If you need to run K in the browser, speed is moot if it's not written in JavaScript.
RodgerTheGreat 10y ago
A subproject of oK worth drawing attention to is iKe, a livecoding environment which makes it possible to write interactive graphical programs in K and easily share them: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/tree/gh-pages/ike https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/tree/gh-pages/ike For example, recently I wrote this program which generates abstract art every time you press a key: http://johnearnest.github.io/ok/ike/ike.html?gist=e47433cfb32ad53a15c5b23af9501645 http://johnearnest.github.io/ok/ike/ike.html?gist=e47433cfb3... Many other demos are available from within iKe itself.
redtrucker 10y ago
The K implementation isn't done in one long line and has indentation and spacing: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/oK.js https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/oK.js I'm confused.
martinmusiol 10y ago
The K language is industry-wise not important enough to learn it.

60 points by sndean 10y ago

gwu78 10y ago

k4 isn't so bad, either. :) http://kparc.com/q4/ha.txt http://kparc.com/q4/ha.txt

jxy 10y ago

One essential thing about k/q is its speed. When you use javascript, you lose everything.

oconnor0 10y ago
For an intro interpreter/"how do I use K", using Javascript seems like a big win.
scottlocklin 10y ago
It's a training tool. Also, I think John had fun writing an interpreter. It's also a very cool language which people without money don't get exposed to. Maybe it gives people some good ideas.
- stepvhen 10y ago
  Well, there is always J (jsoftware.com), which is the standard open source APL-like language. It also has a columnar database. And a wealth of resources available on its website/wiki (more than I have seen for any other language's base website).
geocar 10y ago
My C is usually faster than my k: The greatest value in k is that the language is terse and dense; that it promotes the right way to think about solving problems, not that it is fast.
qznc 10y ago
Is it? I have only seen anecdotal evidence for this.
bastawhiz 10y ago
If you need to run K in the browser, speed is moot if it's not written in JavaScript.

RodgerTheGreat 10y ago

A subproject of oK worth drawing attention to is iKe, a livecoding environment which makes it possible to write interactive graphical programs in K and easily share them: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/tree/gh-pages/ike https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/tree/gh-pages/ike For example, recently I wrote this program which generates abstract art every time you press a key: http://johnearnest.github.io/ok/ike/ike.html?gist=e47433cfb32ad53a15c5b23af9501645 http://johnearnest.github.io/ok/ike/ike.html?gist=e47433cfb3... Many other demos are available from within iKe itself.

redtrucker 10y ago

The K implementation isn't done in one long line and has indentation and spacing: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/oK.js https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/oK.js I'm confused.

martinmusiol 10y ago

The K language is industry-wise not important enough to learn it.