Ep |
Date |
Title |
Description
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1 |
Oct 6 |
Indexing in APL vs Yorick |
Indexing notation and broadcasting rules of the Yorick programming language.
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2 |
Nov 1 |
Notational Awkwardnesses |
Evolution of the 2D Iverson Notation into modern APL, alternative syntaxes, and also notational awkwardnesses stemming from binding strengths; stranding, bracket axis and indexing, issues with the rank operator, etc.
|
3 |
Nov 17 |
Functional Forms |
Pros and cons of APL's functional forms, and in which situations they should and shouldn't be used.
|
4 |
Dec 5 |
How to Structure APL Programs |
High-level structuring of APL programs, abstraction levels, coding style, and building a tiny DSL for nicer code.
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