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		agumonkey on June 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Try APL I really don't understand why people dislike this. As long as the domain and input/ouputs are clear.. having a Δ is not worse than a `delta` or `computeDeltaOfPair` (actually the shorter the better to me..

gmfawcett on June 10, 2021 [–]

in fairness, a delta is far more discoverable to a casual reader than, say the APL Grade Up symbol. :)

7thaccount on June 10, 2021 | [–]

But once you use grade up, it's easy to remember. I used it like a year ago when playing with APL and haven't touched it since then and still remember the symbol.

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