[arijun]

It’s funny because lisp enthusiasts will say “yes, lisp is harder to learn with all the parentheses, but trust me, it’s worth it” And then list some actual benefits.

Whereas APL fans will insist it’s not hard while listing no benefits besides dense code.

[maximus-decimus]

well yeah, dense code is the whole argument. It means you don't have to know any library, because it's so dense you can just write the whole thing from basic elements. You never have to look up anything!*

* except for the fact you're supposed to remember the idioms for everything : https://aplwiki.com/wiki/FinnAPL_idiom_library