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Wait. What exactly is esoteric about these paradigms? All the books I've read simply call them regular paradigms.
This classification of "paradigms" is a bit off. First, declarative programming is a generic name which includes a broad range of paradigms - from functional to logic programming. Logic programming is something that deserves a special mention and discussion, because there are a number of interesting and unique concepts that deserve a more in-depth explanation. Second, "dependent types" is better understood as a featu…
Edit: to put a slightly finer point on it, this irreducible foundation mostly has to do with how the language "computes." Imperative languages compute via statements that modify program state. Functional languages compute via proof reduction to normal form. Logic languages compute via proof search.
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Especially in something like kdb.
I hear this a lot, but am confused in that I can't find hardly any examples anywhere. It'd be nice if kx systems put some videos of people querying data and building charts...etc.
Array oriented programming languages are also pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_(programming_language)
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I hear this a lot, but am confused in that I can't find hardly any examples anywhere. It'd be nice if kx systems put some videos of people querying data and building charts...etc.
http://tech.marksblogg.com/billion-nyc-taxi-kdb.html
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http://tech.marksblogg.com/billion-nyc-taxi-kdb.html
A nice demo, but still doesn't show examples of a customer going through an example dataset and building dashboards. The kx site is good at talking about all their customers without giving a whole lot of real info. I wish they had a 64-bit hobbyist license.
EDIT: https://kx.com/download/
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Considering they also mention SQL and Forth, I think this could probably equally be called "things that confuse someone who only knows C".
I think both Forth and SQL are outliers in their strangeness. Most people only have to deal with SQL on a very shallow level and barely regard it as programming at all. Forth is known by name and reputation but very few people have ever tried to write anything in it - let alone delve into it's strange bootstrapped nature.
> Most people only [...] deal with SQL on a very shallow level and
> barely regard it as programming at all.
And now the sentence states why there are so many problems in the world (of software).
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http://tech.marksblogg.com/billion-nyc-taxi-kdb.html
A nice demo, but still doesn't show examples of a customer going through an example dataset and building dashboards. The kx site is good at talking about all their customers without giving a whole lot of real info. I wish they had a 64-bit hobbyist license.
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You're right, and “... that will change how you think about coding” is clickbait. Luckily the article contains an adjective for that, which we've used in the title. Thanks!
I realise moderation is tough an never pleases everyone, but have to say I'm disappointed here: in some circles, "esoteric" carries some quite strong negative connotations, which I think are unwarranted here. Some of these languages are definitely suitable for "serious" usage. And I'm not sure I'd count SQL (or Prolog, for that matter) as esoteric at all!
> "esoteric" carries some quite strong negative connotations
Had they said "eccentric," maybe I would have agreed. Esoteric, to me, has more the connotation of a secret society of sages.
Anyway, the article itself uses "esoteric."
By they way, I'm so glad that they declickbaited the headline. Thank you, editor!