Best Combinatory Logic Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 27: Tersity with Aaron Hsu and Jon Smith 1:39:30

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In this episode, Conor moderates a discussion between Aaron Hsu and Jon Smith about tersity. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon About the Guests Aaron Hsu is the implementor of Co-dfns and an advocate for a terse and minimal array programming style. Hsu has a background in academic functional programmin…

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Episode 26: A GitHub Discussion of ADSP Episode 197 🟦 54:37

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In this episode, the discussion on GitHub between Aaron and Jon from the ADSP Episode 197 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-19 GitHub Discussion of ADSP Episode 197: 🇬🇧 Algorithms & Tersity with Aaron Hsu ADSP Episode 197: 🇬…

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Episode 25: In Praise of APL: A Language for Lyrical Programming (1977) 🟦 14:49

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In this episode, the article "In Praise of APL: A Language for Lyrical Programming" by Alan J. Perlis published in 1977 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-15 In Praise of APL: A Language for Lyrical Programming (1977) Link to…

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Episode 24: APL is More French than English (1978) 🟦 31:16

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In this episode, the article "Almost Perfect Artifacts Improve only in Small Ways: APL is More French than English" by Alan J. Perlis published in 1978 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-11 Almost Perfect Artifacts Improve on…

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Episode 23: The Inductive Method of Introducing APL (1980) 🟦 15:54

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In this episode, The Inductive Method of Introducing APL by Kenneth E. Iverson is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-10 The Inductive Method of Introducing APL (1980) Link to Github Discussion Speechify (save $60 by using this l…

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Episode 22: A Source Book in APL - Introduction (1981) 🟦 15:55

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In this episode, the introduction to the book A Source Book in APL (1981) by Eugene McDonnell is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-08 A Source Book in APL (1981) A Source Book in APL - Introduction (1981) Speechify (save $60 by…

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Episode 21: Kenneth E. Iverson - An Autobiographical Essay (2008) 🟦 33:10

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In this episode, the article Kenneth E. Iverson - An Autobiographical Essay (2008) by Ken Iverson and with Donald McIntyre is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-05 Kenneth E. Iverson (2008) Kenneth E. Iverson - An Autobiographic…

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Episode 20: Ken Iverson Quotations and Anecdotes (2005) 🟦 1:19:26

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In this episode, the collection of quotations and anecdotes by Ken Iverson and friends, originally compiled and editted by Roger Hui in 2005 but last updated in 2021 is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-03-02 Ken Iverson Quotation…

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Episode 19: Uiua 0.15 with Kai Schmidt 1:53:35

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In this episode, Conor interviews Kai Schmidt, creator of the Uiua language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon About the Guest Kai Schmidt is a Rust developer, language enthusiast and the creator of the Uiua programming language, a general purpose, stack-based, array-oriented programming language. Show…

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Episode 18: The Design of APL (1973) 🟦 48:05

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In this episode, the paper The Design of APL (1973) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-02-11 The Design of APL (1973) Speechify (save $60 by using this link)By Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 17: The Evolution of APL (1978 - HOPL I) 🟦 1:21:41

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In this episode, the paper The Evolution of APL (1978) presented at the first HOPL conference is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-02-08 The Evolution of APL (1978) - on JSoftware The Evolution of APL (1978) - on ACM Digital Libra…

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Episode 16: Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) 🟦 1:15:51

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In this episode, the Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) text is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-02-05 Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) Speechify (save $60 by using this link)…

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Episode 15: Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) ✨ 16:56

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In this episode, the Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) text is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-01-29 Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 14: TinyAPL with Madeline Vergani 1:34:25

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In this episode, Conor interviews Madeline Vergani about TinyAPL, Omnibar, Strawberry and more! Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon About the Guest Madeline Vergani is the creator of TinyAPL and the Omnibar. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2025-01-25 Date Released: 2025-01-26 TinyAPL Omnibar TinyAPL Combinator…

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Episode 13: Collection-Oriented Languages (1991) ✨ 41:22

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In this episode, the Collection-Oriented Languages (1990) paper is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-01-09 Collection-Oriented Languages (1990) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 12: APL: Good for the Brain (1979) ✨ 21:26

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In this episode, the 1979 ETI article APL: Good for the Brain (1979) is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | Mastodon Show Notes Date Released: 2025-01-06 APL: Good for the Brain (1979) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 11: APL, BQN and AoC with dzaima 1:39:44

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In this episode, Conor interviews dzaima about APL, BQN, Advent of Code and more! Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Conor Hoekstra (Mastodon) About the Guest dzaima is author of dzaima/APL, dzaima/BQN, CBQN, dzaima/paste and more! Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-12-20 Date Released: 2024-12-21 BQN L…

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Episode 10: A Personal View of APL (1991) ✨ 21:10

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In this episode, the 1991 paper A Personal View of APL is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-12-10 A Personal View of APL (1991) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 9: Phrasal Forms (1989) ✨ 23:30

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In this episode, the 1989 Phrasal Forms paper is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-12-05 Phrasal Forms - JSoftware (1989) Phrasal Forms - PDF (1989) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 8: Tacit Definition (1991) ✨ 30:32

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In this episode, the 1991 Tacit Definition paper is discussed. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Released: 2024-11-28 Tacit Definition (1991) NotebookLMBy Conor Hoekstra

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Episode 7: BQN Tooling with Mitchell Kember 1:26:00

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In this episode, Conor interviews Mitchell Kember about the state of tooling in BQN. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Mitchell Kember is a programming language enthusiast who enjoys working on compilers and developer tools. He maintains the BQN extension for VS Code. Show Notes Dat…

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Episode 6: Implementer Panel #1 (APL, BQN, Kap, Uiua) 2:48:42

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In this episode, Conor moderates the first “Implementer Panel” with Marshall Lochbaum (BQN), Adám Brudzewsky (Dyalog APL), Elias Mårtenson (Kap) and Kai Schmidt (Uiua). Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-10-22 Date Released: 2024-10-23 Dyalog APL BQN Kap Uiua CBQN Sing…

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Episode 5: Combinatory Programming with Zach Smith 1:34:39

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In this episode, Conor interviews Zach Smith about Combinatory Programming. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Zach Smith is a Brooklyn-based writer and computer programmer. His independent research tends to focus on novel intersections between computer programs and the liberal arts.…

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Episode 4: Dyalog APL with Adám Brudzewsky 2:02:24

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In this episode, Conor interviews Adám Brudzewsky, head of language design at Dyalog Ltd. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Adám Brudzewsky is the head of language design at Dyalog Ltd. He is a lifelong APL programmer, founder of the APL Orchard, and the creator of Extended Dyalog A…

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Episode 3: Kap with Elias Mårtenson 1:52:07

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In this episode, Conor interviews Elias Mårtenson, creator of the Kap programming language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Elias Mårtenson is the creator or the Kap programming language. Show Notes Date Recorded: 2024-07-12 Date Released: 2024-07-13 Array Cast Episode 72: Elias M…

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Episode 2: BQN, I and Singeli with Marshall Lochbaum 1:46:41

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In this episode, Conor interviews Marshall Lochbaum, creator of the BQN, I and Singeli programming languages. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Marshall Lochbaum is the creator of the I, BQN and Singeli programming languages. He discovered J in high school and has made contributions…

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Episode 1: Uiua with Kai Schmidt 1:27:24

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In this episode, Conor interviews Kai Schmidt, creator of the Uiua language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Kai Schmidt is a Rust developer, language enthusiast and the creator of the Uiua programming language, a general purpose, stack-based, array-oriented programming language. …