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I'm not too worried about revealing a lot of proprietary information here, as only about ten people in the world can read this code: and here I thought my frie
by hkmurakami 13y ago
I'm not too worried about revealing a lot of proprietary information here, as only about ten people in the world can read this code:
and here I thought my friend's quip, "they're only about 500 of us in the world" who can write in the Q programming language (for kx systems, another financial system) was mind-boggling. (Q is also knows for having incredibly terse, nearly unreadable syntax)
- RBerenguel 13y agoLately I've been giving J a shot, and if Q is anything like it (IIRC Q comes from K and K is a parent of J via APL) it definitely is...
- doublec 13y agoQ isn't too bad depending on how it's written. The book "Q for Mortals" is a good read. http://www.amazon.com/For-Mortals-Tutorial-In-Programming/dp/1434829014 http://www.amazon.com/For-Mortals-Tutorial-In-Programming/dp...
- RBerenguel 13y agoProblem is, I don't want to tangle with a non-for-commercial use language (and I can't pay.) At least with the GPL (J) I could do what I need behind the scenes and use the language as I see fit. But I'd love to give Q a go, just for geekiness.
- MichaelGG 13y agoIs Q really that difficult? It seems like it's just packed in a lot of common set and other math functions into every character possible. It doesn't look fun, but if your work lends itself to doing just that kinda stuff, maybe it works out alright?