Klong is Unambiguous

Array languages typically introduce a lot of ambiguity, which is intended, because it is common in mathematics and allows to recycle symbols and names for different purposes. It is also something that I have always disliked about math. Hence I invented Klong.

For instance, in K the expression f/x may denote any of the following, depending on the type of f:

• fold f over x
• converge toward the fixpoint of f(x)

Similarly, x f/y may denote:

• fold f over x,y
• set y:f(y) while x(y)
• set y:f(y) x times

Im Klong, there is a unique adverb for each of those operations:

The Converge and While adverbs are distingished by their context: f:~ in a prefix position means Converge and in an infix position it means While.

Similarly, Klong distinguishes between Drop (_) and Cut (:_), Modulo (!) and Rotate (:+), and Take (#) and Reshape (:^).

And, yes, some Klong operators look like smileys. :)