Comment by xelxebar

> Pretty much write-only

I've written and worked on real-world APL applications, and this doesn't fit my experience. APL allows writing some of the most readable code out there, specifically because it makes whole-application architecture imminently more visible.

I like APL because it keeps me from bike-shedding on boilerplate or ceremony and forces me to consistently think about fundamental issues in the problem domain.

That said, APL by beginners (including myself, years ago) can be pretty terrible and effectively write-only. The steep learning curve is very real, and learning to write good APL is synonymous with learning good application architecture and UX.