What's the benefit using k vs. c, cpp or java for the same? Does it run or compile faster? The article says you can do the same with cpp and some extra libraries, but I wouldn't immediately think cpp or java was easily beatable -- manjana wonders --
K is interpreted, not compiled. You can run your code the instant it's written. As other's have said, K (the language and the interpreter) is highly optimized for processing tabular data. I've heard of it outperforming C in processing billions of rows of financial data. (Which, by my understanding, is K's primary market.) Lastly, K (like APL, J, A+, Klong, Kona, etc.) is very terse. A phrase I've seen online is "one…
If you would prefer to use keywords instead of symbols, Nial is a good option: https://github.com/danlm/QNial7