• Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    In array languages (APL – the Dyalog variant – not classic APL/2, BQN, J, …) there’s been a trend towards ‘tacit’ aka ‘point-free’ syntax, where many ops are combined/composed to avoid the need for named variables.

    Unpopular opinion time: I don’t like it. As this article says, it’s fine for short, simple chains but becomes inscrutable if overused.