tangentstorm

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   by tangentstorm 6y ago

   You need some kind of documentation or a video demonstration. It's not at all obvious how to make an animation with this.
2. 32.▲
   by tangentstorm 6y ago

   In some ways, pascal had such an impact that many of its revolutionary ideas (structured programming) are now so commonplace as to be unremarkable. The way primitive sets and enumerated types fit together is still a rarity, as far as I know
3. 33.▲
   Sandpiles – cellular automata in J [video](youtube.com)

   1 points by tangentstorm 7y ago|0 comments
4. 34.▲
   by tangentstorm 7y ago

   I don't think he was actually arguing that K is domain-specific, he was just observing that it seems that way to outsiders. If anything, the most successful applications seem to be with databases (not math), but it's also pretty g
5. 35.▲
   by tangentstorm 7y ago

   That's a pretty good set of things to visualize if you want to feel defeated before you even get started. I write K for a living, and J for fun. J is WAY crazier, and I learned it specifically because it was so weird and crazy. I kinda
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   Video: Basic Animation in J(youtube.com)

   2 points by tangentstorm 7y ago|0 comments