Thinking in Array Languages with Alex Shroyer
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Richard talks to to Alex Shroyer about his unusually extensive experiences with Array Languages like APL and J - where they come from, how they have more to offer than just extreme conciseness, and what feature creep looks like in a language that's mostly symbols. Links to Alex's website and more info about array languages: alexshroyer.com https://nsl.com/ https://vector.org.uk/ https://github.com/interregna/arraylanguage-companies https://tryapl.org/ https://bqnpad.mechanize.systems/ https://www.arraycast.com/ https://aplwiki.com/wiki/APL_Farm https://discord.com/invite/yHna7nt7zx
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