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RodgerTheGreat on May 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: K – A simple, fast vector programming language

It's just writing C in the style of the target language. If you can read K, reading that C isn't especially hard.

Some writings on this style:

https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/Incunabulum

https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona/wiki/Coding-Guidelines

thayne on May 13, 2022 [–]

That does not make me want to learn k.

memorable on May 13, 2022 | | [–]

Learning how to write K is way less painful than learning how to write C in the style of K.

avmich on May 13, 2022 | | [–]

You may want to learn J if you read "J for C programmers" - https://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help807/jforc/contents.htm . A great book.

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