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"2D programming" is normally called array programming, and it's common in scientific computing, ML, and finance. It does require a different mindset, kind of si
by vector_spaces 3y ago
"2D programming" is normally called array programming, and it's common in scientific computing, ML, and finance. It does require a different mindset, kind of similar to SQL but not exactly. See APL, K, q, NumPy, matlab, Julia, and friends for languages that embrace this paradigm
- Philpax 3y agoI don't think you're talking about the same thing? The parent poster is talking about Excel's ability to spread computational steps across rows and columns (i.e. the structure of the code itself), while array programming traditionally refers to writing computations over arrays (i.e. the structure of the data)