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Tacit Talk

Conor Hoekstra
APL
Collection-Oriented Languages
BQN
Functional Programming
Programming Languages
Tinyapl
Advent Of Code
Fortran 90
Dialog APL
Data Science
Kenneth Iverson
Big Data
CMLISP
Parallel Processing
Omnibar
Array Programming
J Programming Language
Kap
Tacit Programming
Array Languages

Tacit Talk is a podcast about programming languages, combinators, algorithms and more!

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In this episode, Conor chats with Aaron Hsu live from Minnowbrook 2025 about Co-dfns, fonts, AI and more!

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Aaron Hsu is the implementor of Co-dfn... more

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In this episode, Conor moderates a discussion between Aaron Hsu and Jon Smith about tersity.

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Aaron Hsu is the implementor of Co-dfns and an advo... more

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In this episode, the discussion on GitHub between Aaron and Jon from the ADSP Episode 197 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.

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• Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon

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Date Released: ... more

In this episode, the article "In Praise of APL: A Language for Lyrical Programming" by Alan J. Perlis published in 1977 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.

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Jon Smith
Compiler engineer with almost a decade of experience, currently working on Windows programming and driver development.
Episode: Episode 27: Tersity with Aaron Hsu and Jon Smith
Aaron Hsu
APL programmer with extensive experience in GPU programming and compiler engineering.
Dialog Limited
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Madeline Vergani
Developer of TinyAPL and Omnibar, and focus on programming language paradigms.
Episode: Episode 14: TinyAPL with Madeline Vergani
Mitchell Kember
Maintainer of the BQN VS Code extension
BQN
Episode: Episode 7: BQN Tooling with Mitchell Kember
Zach Smith
Computer programmer and engineering manager with expertise in programming languages and combinatory logic.
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Episode: Episode 5: Combinatory Programming with Zach Smith
Adám Brudzewsky
Head of Language Design and Development at Dyalog Ltd
Dyalog Ltd
Episode: Episode 4: Dyalog APL with Adám Brudzewsky
Elias Mårtenson
Creator of the Kap programming language
Episode: Episode 3: Kap with Elias Mårtenson
Marshall Lochbaum
Creator of BQN, I, and Singeli programming languages
Episode: Episode 2: BQN, I and Singeli with Marshall Lochbaum

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Conor
Host who presents and discusses programming concepts and engages with guests on various technical topics.
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Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Glad this podcast exists

    If you can follow, it’s a great listen. Not necessarily for beginners. Hope they continue to make it along with Array Cast.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Farquad Amundian
    United States8 months ago

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Episode 7: BQN Tooling with Mitchell Kember
Q: Can you talk about your background and how you got into programming and array languages?
Mitchell shares that he grew up in Ottawa, learned HTML from his web developer uncle, pursued software engineering at the University of Waterloo, and worked at Google on the Fuchsia operating system before discovering array languages.
Episode 17: The Evolution of APL (1978 - HOPL I) 🟦
Q: Why not promote APL more aggressively?
Organizations like to work with predictable numbers, making it difficult to promote something that is considered radical.
Episode 17: The Evolution of APL (1978 - HOPL I) 🟦
Q: Should we encourage this attitude amongst programmers?
The presence or absence of declarations has very little to do with the acceptability of the language.

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Focusing on the intricacies of programming languages and mathematical concepts, this podcast explores a wide range of topics including tersity in coding practices, educational methodologies in programming, and the evolution of significant programming languages like APL and J. Various episodes feature discussions that mix technical detail with historical context, providing insights into algorithmic strategies and language design philosophies. The commitment to a thorough and analytical discourse on coding principles is evident, catering to listeners with an existing interest or background in programming. Unique features include readings from influential texts in computer science, making complex ideas more accessible while still engaging a te... more

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3. CoRecursive: Coding Stories
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2. Aaron Hsu
3. Madeline Vergani
4. Mitchell Kember
5. Zach Smith
6. Adám Brudzewsky
7. Elias Mårtenson
8. Marshall Lochbaum

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