Array Languages vs. the Curse of the Spreadsheet (opens in new tab)

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7 pointslokedhs2y ago3 comments

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> { ⊃ ⍵ ⊇⍨ ↑⍒≢¨ ⍵ /⍨ 2≥ (⊂"aeiou") (+/∊⍨)¨ ⍵ } io:read "dict.txt"

> At this point, comments suggesting the code is “unreadable” are bound to be thrown around, but once you learn a handful of symbols, this is in fact significantly more readable than the kinds of formulas I see on a regular basis in Excel. This is proof that one is not more difficult to learn than the other, and that the problem is one of marketing rather than technological.

The author goes on without explaining the "handful" of symbols needed to understand this monstrosity

lokedhsOP2y ago

Author here. The purpose of the post was not to be a tutorial for the language. Just like any other powerful tool, you have to learn it, and this article was not the right place to put a language tutorial.

I thank you for your feedback and I've updated the post to explain that the intent is to writeba separate blog post explaining how this code works.

wott2y ago

The problem is that you spent so much time concentrating on the cryptic symbols, that you didn't pay attention to the handful of readable Latin letters in your code line.

Subtle hint: the handful would need to grow a sixth finger :-)

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Not subtle hint: 'y' is a vowel too.

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