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Design Patterns vs Anti pattern in APL by Aaron W Hsu at FnConf17

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What it is

Aaron Hsu discusses design patterns and anti-patterns in APL and why the language is productive despite its write-only reputation. He argues that idioms matter more than libraries in array languages.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a terrific talk on APL readability and on the idea of idioms over libraries.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “On the readability of APL (terrific video)”

    Terrific talk on APL readability

    jonahx, 2019-04 · Strong recommendation · in “J Language – New Website”

  2. “his fantastic talk on anti-patterns in the Iversonian languages”

    Fantastic talk on idioms over libraries in array languages

    myco_logic, 2022-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Programming breakthroughs we need”

  3. “The main takeaway from this video for me was the principle of”

    Introduces the principle of idioms over libraries

    kadblas, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Why I think Haskell is the best general purpose language as of June 22 2019”

  4. “Aaron Hsu has a really interesting talk”

    Compares APL with other languages via human-computer interfaces

    xelxebar, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “APL and J (2015)”

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Topics: apl, array languages, idioms, readability, aaron hsu

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