IPL will use the following syntax for exponentiation:
x = y ^ 2;
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IPL: Exponent Syntax
Nov 28
In the last article, I talked about ordered groups in the form of sequences. This time I will be talking about unordered groups, or sets.
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I want to propose the use of the pound sign instead of brackets to index into arrays. So I will.
Except they won’t be called arrays, because that’s a lame name.
IPL will support two types of “groups”; “sets” and “sequences”. A set is an unordered group, and a sequence is an ordered group. What does this mean?
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It’s true.
It doesn’t really matter what your code does or doesn’t do in the grand scheme of things. What matters is that it’s readable, and readable in the way that I want it to be.
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Programming’s Not Simple; let’s just get that out in the open right now.
Let it simmer. Get a good whiff of it.
I like to think of programming as an exercise in frustration, the equivalent of trying to teach an autistic ferret how to ride a motorcycle. Fortunately a bunch of old guys got together and came up with some really cool tactics to make it simpler.
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