[HN Gopher] Comparing Parallel Functional Array Languages: Progr...
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       Comparing Parallel Functional Array Languages: Programming and
       Performance
        
       Author : vok
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2025-05-16 19:50 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | yubblegum wrote:
       | Chapel got a mention in the 'Related Work' section. I looked at
       | it a few years ago and found it compelling (but I don't do HPC so
       | it was just window watching). What's the HN feedback on Chapel?
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       | https://chapel-lang.org/
        
       | munchler wrote:
       | Are these languages pure in the functional sense? E.g. Do they
       | allow/encourage mutation? My understanding is that APL permits
       | mutable state and side effects, but maybe they are rarely used in
       | practice? If you're modifying the contents of an array in-place,
       | I don't think it's reasonable to consider that functional.
        
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