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I see why now. I looked up the K programming language. It looks to be a short-hand type of language to product functions on as few keystrokes as possible. Also, the database is a in-memory relational database. I imagine they use it for performance due to the enormous amount of transactions the banks have to keep up with.
K (programming language)[^]
K is the foundation for a family of financial products. Kdb+ is an in-memory, column-based database with much of the same functions of a relational database management system. The database supports SQL, SQL-92 and ksql, a query language with a syntax similar to SQL and designed for column based queries and array analysis.
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Donathan.Hutchings wrote: on as few keystrokes as possible
The language is completely unreadable 
Wikipedia wrote: The following expression sorts a list of strings by their lengths:
x@>#:'x
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I've seen some code golfs when I first started programming.
Now that's something else 
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Never heard of them. These stories tend to be beat ups. I've gone for $1000 a day jobs, but that's about 600 pounds
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You make it sound as if 600 pounds a day is an average salary
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I used to work at a bank, one of the most advanced digitally aware in SE Asia, in the finance department, never heard of K 0r Q although I did run across a k formula that I could never trace the origin of, I wanted to convert it to c#.
Mostly they use Python for their processing calcs, bloody horrible language. And yes $1k a day was about right.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Yes, I found out in University that a group of Computer Science researchers from various universities got together and decided on languages and what they would do, by then there had been A, B, and we were on to C. Since then I have seen D, F, and Q and R personally. Don't be surprised if you eventually see a language represented by each letter of the English alphabet. Since you asked, Q is for quantum processor programming, Microsoft came out with Q# a while back to simulate a quantum environment for programmers to work within.
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AnotherKen wrote: Don't be surprised if you eventually see a language represented by each letter of the English alphabet.
I don't doubt it! 
AnotherKen wrote: Q is for quantum processor programming, Microsoft came out with Q# a while back
Q for quantum makes sense!
I guess it'll be a while before we're seeing that language being used in the wild.
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Just this week, I started investigating a language called V. It takes a simplified language structure and converts it to C, then compiles the C code using the TinyC compiler.
It seems that everybody, myself included, has thoughts about a better programming language.
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K and Q are (IIRC) developments of APL...
OCaml is one I do know... I could probably be productive in it (I have been productive in Haskell, and OCaml's not too far away from that...).
But.... the pressure of fintech? No thanks. I'm a bit old for that...
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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Is a selfie when a prisoner takes his own photo?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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No - it's what they charge for the photo, barring any con-petition. In the old days, there was a charge parole of film, as well.
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We are all just prisoners of our phones.
That's why their called 'cell phones'. 
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Come on over to Australia and be free! We call 'em mobile phones.
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Because I'm wasting their time!
I've had two calls (from Sky - yeh!) today and managed to keep them on the phone for over 20 minutes. Both were trying to get me to install TeamViewer QuickSupport - which I know is used by scammers.
After about 20 minutes, the first one asked: "are you wasting my time, sir?" I replied: "yes, I am, you got me there". I was then told I was an "elephant'ing time-wasting idiot". How rude! 
I don't think the second one was ever going to cotton on, so I had to break the bad news to him!  He took it better, but still said he was disconnecting my broadband. But it still seems to be working. 
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Sorry for this, I will never call you again. BTW, maybe you are interesting in new WhatsApp buisness release? Special discount for you.
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Yeah, no one can waste another's time.
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Ahh - you missed the true scam, and they got ya' !
As it turns out, their real motive was to take up as much of your time as possible - they're paid by the minute for minutes beyond the first three. In some cases, it's has a limit so, if they get a real rube, they can't spend the entire day with them.
So they banged you for 20 minutes - maybe more.
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So that guy got paid, but didn't manage to extract anything of value for his employer, so his employer is out by the amount he paid the scammer and has nothing to show for it. I see this as a win.
modified 16-Jun-21 15:39pm.
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: So they banged you for 20 minutes
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I didn't realize the double entendre until now.
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You probably didn’t realize it because using that phrase and ‘twenty minutes’ just don’t go together for you?!?!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Well - I'll tell ya'.
If you look back to the original I used the phrase "They banged . . ." which presumes a plural. I, fortunately, don't even have nightmares about being "banged" by a group.
Perhaps your experiences (live or dreams) lead you to that interpretation immediately? I'll not be judgemental about it although it does cause certain muscle to cringe in horror and dread.
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