| ▲ | dbt00 3 hours ago |
| an obscure but very powerful matrix-centered programming language usually considered to be "write only", as in impossible to read what someone else wrote. |
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| ▲ | jonahx 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| > usually considered to be "write only" Only by the ignorant and uninitiated. |
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| ▲ | groby_b an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Very much not. Its origin is as a mathematical notation for algorithms. It was used to publish research reports and (IIRC) a book or two. You're confusing "possible to read" with "accessible to people unwilling to invest any effort understanding" |
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| ▲ | bossyTeacher 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > as in impossible to read what someone else wrote. Can you even read what you wrote several years ago? |
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| ▲ | dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Wait, isn't that what they say about perl? | | |
| ▲ | philipov an hour ago | parent [-] | | Yes, perl is considered write-only because it is a mess of features that allow unhygienic programming habits to flourish - it is full of hard-to-trace magical behavior. Completely different than APL, which has had perl's write-only label applied to it by programmers not used to reading terse mathematical notation. |
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| ▲ | gerdesj 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | 40 years ago (at school) I generally wrote in ink - edged and straight nibs, blue and black ink because I liked it. I learned several formal styles as well as my idiosyncratic efforts. I did have biros and fibre tips etc available. I had loads of choice. My parent's generation was probably the last of the ink and nib first users. |
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