> you can modify prior inputs to experiment with new ideas
having trouble understanding what is meant. like, changing things like in excel?
having trouble understanding what is meant. like, changing things like in excel?
Enter 1+2 where the cursor is below the copyright notice.
Now click or use arrow keys to navigate up and change the 2 to a 4 and hit Enter again.
or even take the function, and map a range of values to the function, to get a range of outputs. again, doable in most REPLs where the language supports some sort of mapping syntax.
can you help me understand what makes this unique? i'm not an APL user, so maybe it's just a different mindset altogether that i'm missing.
With APL you can also do the stuff you're referring to by creating a function and mapping it to a list of numbers. If you're familiar with REPLs, the experience is similar.
Dyalog allows you to click on the previously printed expression, modify it in place and when you hit enter, it’ll evaluate as if entered on the read line.
It’s a simple little feature but it makes everything feel so malleable.