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[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey physicists generally use k for that integration constant. Or whatever unused letter they feel like.

[–] Clasm@ttrpg.network 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

K is also used for half of thermochem, too.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's also the abbreviation for the Kelvin temperature scale and the atomic symbol for potassium. I'm unaware of a K programming language.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Then you're clearly not deep enough into the world of array programming languages. See, K is a programming language that takes many design cues from J, which is in turn based on APL. It's known primarily for that and for KDB, the database engine written in it.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The brilliance of this is it could be real or bullshit and no one can tell.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

I legit use a J interpreter instead of a calculator on my phone. I wrote fizzbuzz a few times - it was hard for me in J, but I've done it. K is real but I can't even write fizzbuzz in it.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

You know what they say, K for kthermokhem