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by vessenes 25 days ago
Algol derivatives usually written by, commercialized, then sold by Arthur Whitney. Generally considered write-only :)
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Algol?

Did you mean APL?

Yes, yes I did. As penance, I will post Whitney’s sudoku solver in k:

   x@&/x?/:/:(+;!9;/:x)
Why did I have to see this mysterious and intriguing code in the morning, now my brain won't rest until I learn what every symbol means and how it works. Thanks for sharing!