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If you're already an array programmer, then you're in better shape: the current documentation covers nearly all differences from APL, and the BQN-Dyalog APL or BQN-J dictionary might also be a useful resource. However, you should be aware of two key differences between BQN and existing array languages beyond just the changes of primitives—if these differences don't seem important to you then you don't understand them! BQN's based array model is different from both a flat array model like J and a nested one like APL2, Dyalog, or GNU APL in that it has true non-array values (plain numbers and characters) that are different from depth-0 scalars. BQN also uses syntactic roles rather than dynamic type to determine how values interact, that is, what's an argument or operand and so on. This system, along with lexical closures, means BQN fully supports Lisp-style functional programming.

A useful tool for both beginners and experienced users is BQNcrate, a searchable collection of BQN snippets to solve particular tasks. If you have a question about how you might approach a problem, give it a try by typing in a relevant keyword or two.

Where can I find BQN users?

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Most BQN users are active on the APL Orchard forum. If you (like me) don't have a Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange account with a few points you'll have to send an email to get forum access; see the instructions in the room description. You can also chat there by IRC: a bot mirrors messages back and forth to the #apl freenode channel. The Matrix channel #apl:matrix.org is similarly linked.

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The official place to ask BQN programming questions is topanswers.xyz/apl (I know it's dead, but I'm still checking it). Tag your questions with "bqn", of course.

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Most BQN users are active on the APL Orchard forum. If you (like me) don't have a Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange account with a few points you'll have to send an email to get forum access; see the instructions in the room description. You can also chat there by IRC: a bot mirrors messages back and forth to the #apl freenode channel, except when it's broken. The Matrix channel #apl:matrix.org is similarly linked.

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Asking programming questions in chat won't make it easy for future BQN users to find them. Especially if you have a general question about how the language or its environment works, consider asking at topanswers.xyz/apl with the "bqn" tag.

In addition to these forums, you can contact me personally via Github issues or with the email address shown in my Github profile.

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