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Difference between pocket computer and programmable calculator?
09-22-2022, 07:06 AM
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RE: Difference between pocket computer and programmable calculator?
(09-10-2022 06:59 PM)Valentin Albillo Wrote:  
Quote:I do think the RPL machines [...] did blur the line between pocket computers and programmable calculators (at least until you had to go back and try to understand how your RPL program works).

I don't think that's possible without lots of written comments/documentation Smile but then again, I've never ever used RPL, just looked at it in shock that anyone would consider using that unholy write-only cryptoprogramming style, which makes Obfuscated C look like Small BASIC in comparison.

There's ample precedent for the design of powerful write-only programming languages. Ever tried to read APL? (If you learn to write it, your mind will be permanently twisted.)

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