The most recent episode of the Array Cast podcast has a really interesting conversation with the author of this post about "rainbow arrays," including a prolonged discussion around ways to make array programming more intuitive through ... visual programming! The conversations hits on a lot of the sorta thing that float around in this here slack. It was very pleasant to listen to such a direct crossover between the only 2 tech podcasts I listen to 😆

I've never heard of this podcast before. It's super enjoyable! Their desire for richer forms of expression and visual communication really speaks to me, ofc. I also feel like I'm gaining a new appreciation for array langs. Thanks for the rec!

Many episodes end up being discussions about what array programming system has a better notational semantics for a given problem, which I always view through the lens of the future of coding as being discussions of a desire for richer, more densely informational representations of a program and its state. I’ve also been struck by the richness of various array programming systems, many feature or center the developer experience in unexpected ways. Two examples of that are the dyalog apl ide, ride which is hands down the most fun ide I’ve experienced. And then uiua that supports audio and visual output as first class tools, it’s as easy to output to stdout as it is to an image or an audio sample.