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> Names should be easy to type. [emphasis in original] I see. This is why your language is called "K". Permit me to disagree. Reading code is harder than wr
by ScottBurson 7y ago
> Names should be easy to type. [emphasis in original]
I see. This is why your language is called "K".
Permit me to disagree. Reading code is harder than writing it. Names should be easy to read. Typing can be assisted by autocomplete in editors -- already an old technology.
- RodgerTheGreat 7y agolong names obscure the patterns in expressions, and make idioms harder to pick out. In APL-family languages, the ability to visually pattern-match aids comprehension. It's a skill that must be learned, though. This may sound implausible until you've tried it.
- kick 7y agoThis is extremely right. If you see it as notation, or an actual language, instead of the paper tape-emulating languages we have around now, it's actually one of the only sane ways to do it.