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by skruger 2y ago
Depends. APL is the OG. Try a few and see what you like. If you learn one Iverson language, it's pretty easy picking up the others. Here's a gentle guide to APL by the same author (me): https://xpqz.github.io/learn
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by skruger 2y ago
APL's use of 'monad' predates Haskell's existence by decades.
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by skruger 2y ago
APL is the perfect mind blower: https://xpqz.github.io/learnapl/intro.html
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US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones(theregister.com)
1 points by skruger 2y ago|2 comments
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Everest climber's foot found after 100 years(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by skruger 2y ago|0 comments
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by skruger 2y ago
It is Dyalog APL.
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AI data centres to go nuclear?(cio.com)
4 points by skruger 2y ago|0 comments
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China Launches Starlink Rival(sciencealert.com)
8 points by skruger 2y ago|0 comments
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Tour de France: How professional cycling teams eat and cook on the road(bbc.co.uk)
196 points by skruger 2y ago|244 comments
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by skruger 2y ago
If you’re interested in learning APL, I wrote an intro for people coming from another language: https://xpqz.github.io/learnapl
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by skruger 2y ago
[reference needed]
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What is APL, and what can it do for you? [video](youtube.com)
1 points by skruger 3y ago|0 comments
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APL Quest(dyalog.com)
74 points by skruger 3y ago|6 comments
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by skruger 3y ago
For people discovering k for the first time, I wrote https://xpqz.github.io/kbook as a gentle intro.
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by skruger 3y ago
I’m happy to have contributed in some small way to growing the APL community. Thanks for the shoutout.
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Can ChatGPT be made to play Wordle?
1 points by skruger 3y ago|1 comments
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John Romero Interviewed(pocketgamer.biz)
1 points by skruger 3y ago|0 comments
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by skruger 3y ago
If you are interested in learning APL, take a look at https://xpqz.github.io/learnapl/intro.html Disclaimer: author
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APL: Extending Structural Functions to Scalars(dyalog.com)
3 points by skruger 4y ago|0 comments
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by skruger 4y ago
APLcart is a searchable idiom collection database — snippets of code that you can search for with a “how do I achieve X” type question. I’ve not seen this for languages outside the Iverson family, but it could be equally useful for other la
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by skruger 4y ago
Start here (disclaimer: author) https://xpqz.github.io/learnapl/intro.html
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by skruger 4y ago
If that’s what you really want, you end up with numpy, which — whilst efficient in its niche — ends up as a pale imitation of the real thing. I’d urge you to try a modern APL to really experience the power of the Iverson vision.
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Nazare: The World’s Biggest Wave(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by skruger 4y ago|0 comments
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by skruger 4y ago
The “Gang of Four” book is the classic reference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns
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by skruger 4y ago
Dyalog APL.
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by skruger 4y ago
If you’re interested in learning modern APL, check out https://xpqz.github.io/learnapl Disclaimer: author
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Europe names first disabled astronaut(reuters.com)
1 points by skruger 4y ago|0 comments
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Tea: Homebrew and Blockchain(medium.com)
3 points by skruger 4y ago|0 comments
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by skruger 4y ago
And, of course, for Perl-fans, Dyalog APL supports the full-fat PCRE, too :)
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by skruger 4y ago
Yet millions of Japanese people are fairly adept at reading it. To be clear, APL actually has a tiny set of symbols. In day to day use, perhaps two dozen. Remember that these aren't "keywords" in the traditional sense, but mo

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