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long names obscure the patterns in expressions, and make idioms harder to pick out. In APL-family languages, the ability to visually pattern-match aids comprehe
by RodgerTheGreat 7y ago
long 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.