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PostScript (with its reverse Polish notation) rewires brain on its own (it is top 1 in languages that "made me think different). Adding esoteric visuals is a ni
by stared 1y ago
PostScript (with its reverse Polish notation) rewires brain on its own (it is top 1 in languages that "made me think different). Adding esoteric visuals is a nice touch.
- keepamovin 1y agoOther languages please? Would be cool to have a rewire your brain, and train you briefly in things like ps and lisp.
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- stared 1y agoEvery language rewired my brain, as you need to think in a different way. But nothing felt like using PostScript. I guess if I tried to use Assembly (well, my only experience is through playing Shenzhen I/O), the difference would be even more profound. For many people, functional languages were a big paradigm shift. For me, not so much — my background is in mathematics and theoretical physics, so the functional way is the default way of doing things. So, for me, the functional approach (be it in JavaScript or Rust) brings comfort rather than enlightenment. It’s always contextual, based on what you already know. Maybe if someone speaks German natively, PostScript comes more naturally — who knows.
- NelsonMinar 1y agoDeclarative languages are fun. Prolog is the iconic one. You may be more familiar with Make. For OO, every serious software engineer should read The Art of the Metaobject Protocol sometime in their lives.
- anthk 1y agoForth. Get Starting Forth and Thinking Forth.
- sn9 1y agoLink: https://www.forth.com/forth-books/ https://www.forth.com/forth-books/