Depth-first search in APL

Why it was recommended

APL is great. If you haven't seen them, the late John Scholes did a number of absolutely beautiful demonstrations programming in APL[1], [2], [3]. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK] [3]: [LINK]

Strong recommendationgeocar · Original2019-07

What it covers

John Scholes builds a depth-first tree-search operator step by step in a Dyalog APL session. It covers higher-order functions and runs the search on the N-Queens problem. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Dyalog

Length

11 min 32 sec

Year

2014

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