Pros and cons of APL’s functional forms, and in which situations they should and shouldn’t be used.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEN1MBTzCjY&list=PLYKQVqyrAEj8Q7BdOgakZCAGf6ReO1cue"><img src="yt.svg" alt="YouTube" /> Video (YouTube)</a> ∙ <a href="/assets/audio/2022-11-17-Functional-Forms.mp3">Audio (download)</a>
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 <li><a href="https://apl.wiki/Function_styles">Functional forms</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://apl.wiki/Defined_function">Traditional function (“tradfn”)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://apl.wiki/Tacit_programming">Tacit function</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://abrudz.github.io/style/#tf">Adám’s style guide</a></li>
</ul>

Pros and cons of APL’s functional forms, and in which situations they should and shouldn’t be used. Video (YouTube) ∙ Audio (download) Functional forms Traditional function (“tradfn”) Tacit function Adám’s style guide

Pros and cons of APL’s functional forms, and in which situations they should and shouldn’t be used.



<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEN1MBTzCjY&amp;list=PLYKQVqyrAEj8Q7BdOgakZCAGf6ReO1cue" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Video (YouTube)</a> ∙ <a href="/assets/audio/2022-11-17-Functional-Forms.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Audio (download)</a>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://apl.wiki/Function_styles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Functional forms</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://apl.wiki/Defined_function" rel="noopener noreferrer">Traditional function (“tradfn”)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://apl.wiki/Tacit_programming" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tacit function</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://abrudz.github.io/style/#tf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adám’s style guide</a></li>
</ul>

Functional Forms

Inspired by Ken Iverson’s paper “Notation as a Tool of Thought”, this podcast explores various aspects of notation, in the context of the APL programming language.

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