Roger wrote the code, I think. (You might wait a long time, Greg. :-)
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:17 AM, Greg Borota <[email protected]> wrote: > I still need to get used to what I see in APL land. One hundred or two > lines of code doing stuff that may take thousands of lines in the languages > I am normally using. I can't wait until I also get to being able to write > this kind of code. > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > If I understand your questions, yes. > > > > Here's the specification for J's parser: > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dicte.htm > > > > Also, here's the specification for J's lexer: > > > > http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d332.htm > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Greg Borota <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So I took a look at trace.ijs. Just to make sure I get this right: the > > > whole j parsing algorithm is simulated with just about 200 lines of J > > code? > > > Will I also get to right code this concise (more of rhetorical question > > > though)? > > > This is just a simulation, illustrating how the real parser works, > right? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Whilst I'm posting to the beta list, may I just say how much nicer the > > new > > >> JQt feels than the old GTK. Particularly welcome is the absence of a > > >> "Terminal" window on the Mac, which no longer conveys the impression > > it's > > >> built with string and sealing wax. > > >> > > >> A bouquet to the Team. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > I agree. > > >> > > > >> > It's just the sort of utility that would be of most help to a > complete > > >> > beginner, who needs telling the "obvious". > > >> > > > >> > The code is short enough it could quite easily form part of locale > > 'j'. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected] > > >> >wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dicte.htm says "Parsing > can > > >> >> be observed using the trace facility in > > >> >> system\packages\misc\trace.ijs" > > >> >> > > >> >> But in current implementations of J, trace.ijs is an addon. > > >> >> > > >> >> This is frustrating. > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> Raul > > >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> >> For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
