Tacit Talk

In this episode, the "From List Calculus to Array Calculi" (generated by GPT 5.4) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
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Show Notes
Date Released: 2026-03-18
From List Calculus to Array Calculi
An Introduction to the Theory of Lists (1986)
Mathematics of Arrays (MoA)
The Algebra of Programming (1996)
Algegraic Identities for Program Calculation (1989)
Algorithm Design with Haskell (2020)
Bird-Meertens Formalism (BMF)
The School of Squiggol: A History of BMF (2019)
Single Assignment C (SaC)
Lectures on Constructive Functional Programming

In this episode, the "Richard Bird's Algebraic Laws for Program Calculation" which is a summary of the important papers that introduced the algebraic laws of programming (generated by Claude 4.6 Opus) is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
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Conor Hoekstra: LinkTree / Bio
Show Notes
Date Released: 2026-03-14
Richard Bird's Algebraic Laws for Program Calculation
An Introduction to the Theory of Lists (1986)
The Algebra of Programming (1996)
Algegraic Identities for Program Calculation (1989)
Tweet about Kadane's Algorithm (2021/2022)
Algorithm Design with Haskell (2020)
Bird-Meertens Formalism (BMF)
The School of Squiggol: A History of BMF (2019)

In this episode, the 1979 Turing Award paper "Notation as a Tool of Thought" by Kenneth E. Iverson is read by the Speechify text-to-speech app.
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Show Notes
Date Released: 2026-03-02
Notation as a Tool of Thought (1979)

In this episode, Conor chats with Adám Brudzewsky about Dyalog 20.0, array notation, namespaces and the behind operator.
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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 APL and APLcart.
Show Notes
Date Recorded: 2026-01-01
Date Released: 2026-01-02
Dyalog
Dyalog 20.0
TryAPL
Behind is Here
Using the Behind Operator in Dyalog APL // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
ArrayCast Podcast
Dyalog User Meeting YouTube Channel
Dyalog Ltd YouTube Channel
Dyalog 20.0 Top 5 Features
APL Quest
APL Challenge
Working with Array Notation in Dyalog APL // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
Inline Tracing in Dyalog // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
Using the Behind Operator in Dyalog APL // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
Running External Programs with ⎕SHELL // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
Namespace Manipulation and Data Extraction // APL Programming // NEW in Dyalog v20.0
The Beauty of Algorithms (code_report YouTube Video)
TinyAPL Extra Arguments
APL Session from Recording
Kap Forks
J Train Table
Elimination Sort (APL Quest 2023-1)
What’s Your Sign? (APL Quest 2018-4)

In this episode, Conor chats with Max Sun about his path to becoming an APL-er.
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About the Guests
Max Sun is Senior APL Developer at InvestCloud, Inc. and was previously an APL developer at BCA Research. His interests include array programming, functional programming and programming languages and paradigms.
Show Notes
Date Recorded: 2025-10-05
Date Released: 2025-12-29
Tacit Talk Episode 28: Co-dfns & AI with Aaron Hsu
ArrayCast Episode 22: Josh David, APL in Industry
BCA Research
CTFP Videos
APL Open Jobs