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seanstickle on Dec 27, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: What languages fix

APL: Errors increase in proportion to the amount of code typed; therefore, decrease amount of code typed while keeping expressiveness and power unchanged.

Alternatively:

APL: Programming should be more like math.

gruseom on Dec 27, 2013 | [–]

I noticed that the APL one seemed off as well. But I would say:

APL: Other languages are verbose and irregular.

seanstickle on Dec 27, 2013 | [–]

K: APL (and J) is too verbose.

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