Tacit Talk

Mar 15 2025 25 ep. 65 mins 15
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Tacit Talk is a podcast about programming languages, combinators, algorithms and more!

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

Mar 15 2025 14 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-15 In Praise of APL: A Language for Lyrical Programming (1977)Link to Github DiscussionSpeechify (save $60

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

Mar 11 2025 31 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-11 Almost Perfect Artifacts Improve only in Small Ways: APL is More French

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

Mar 10 2025 15 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-10 The Inductive Method of Introducing APL (1980)Link to Github DiscussionSpeechify (save $60 by using this link)

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

Mar 08 2025 15 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-08 A Source Book in APL (1981)A Source Book in APL - Introduction (1981)Speechify (save $60 by using this link)

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

Mar 05 2025 33 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-05 Kenneth E. Iverson (2008)Kenneth E. Iverson - An Autobiographical Essay (Vector Vol 23, No 4 - 2008)

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

Mar 02 2025 79 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-03-02 Ken Iverson Quotations and Anecdotes (2005)Speechify (sav

Episode 19: Uiua 0.15 with Kai Schmidt

Feb 22 2025 113 mins  
In this episode, Conor interviews Kai Schmidt, creator of the Uiua language. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonAbout 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 Notes Date Recorded: 2025-02-21 Dat

Episode 18: The Design of APL (1973) 🟦

Feb 11 2025 48 mins  
In this episode, the paper The Design of APL (1973) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-02-11 The Design of APL (1973)Speechify (save $60 by using this link)

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

Feb 08 2025 81 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-02-08 The Evolution of APL (1978) - on JSoftwareThe Evolution of APL (1978) - on ACM Digital LibrarySpeechify (save $60 by using this l

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

Feb 05 2025 75 mins  
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 PlaylistConor Hoekstra: Twitter | BlueSky | MastodonShow Notes Date Released: 2025-02-05 Array Theory and the Design of Nial (2013)Speechify (save $60 by using this link)