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Miraheze>Adám Brudzewsky
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APL's terseness means that substantial programs are expressible in a small space, relative to many other programming languages. Below are just a taste. Many more, and fully explained, examples are in [[Examples|the main examples article]].
APL's terseness means that substantial programs are expressible in a small space, relative to many other programming languages. Below are just a taste. Many more, and fully explained, examples are in [[Examples|the main examples article]].
=== Split text by delimiter ===
=== Split text by delimiter ===
{{Main|Examples#Split text by delimiter}}
With the introduction of [[tacit]] programming, many functions can be expressed in fewer characters that even the shortest fitting name. For example <source lang=apl inline>≠⊆⊢</source> is but three characters, while would need five for the name <code>Split</code>:
With the introduction of [[tacit]] programming, many functions can be expressed in fewer characters that even the shortest fitting name. For example <source lang=apl inline>≠⊆⊢</source> is but three characters, while would need five for the name <code>Split</code>:


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