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Am I correct that you can essentially "learn APL without learning APL" by just learning Numpy / Pytorch? I looked at array languages briefly, and my impression
by miki123211 1y ago
Am I correct that you can essentially "learn APL without learning APL" by just learning Numpy / Pytorch?
I looked at array languages briefly, and my impression was that"ooh this is just Numpy but weirder."
- veqq 1y agoNot even close. While Numpy has many similar operations, it lacks the terseness, concepts like trains and forks etc. Modern APL style doesn't use... control flow (neither recursion nor loops nor if...) and often avoids variables (tacit/point-free style).
- benji-york 1y agoYou might enjoy this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4