I do not mind NuVoc, but I dislike the idea that it should replace the dictionary.
Thanks, -- Raul On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:58 PM Mr. Brian B. McGuinness <[email protected]> wrote: > > I strongly dislike NuVoc. The original help pages were much cleaner and > easier to navigate. > > There is a nice Wikibook on the Ada programming language: > https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming > > It would be nice to see the J Wikibook > (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Software_Engineers_Handbook/Language_Dictionary/J) > expanded into something similar. That would be helpful for encouraging > people to try J. > Software Engineers Handbook/Language Dictionary/J - Wikibooks, open books for > an open > world<https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Software_Engineers_Handbook/Language_Dictionary/J> > J []. J is not Java. It is an ASCII decendant of APL. Here is the wikipedia > entry.. The software is free as of this writing, and available at the J > software page. Type []. J is an array oriented functional language. > en.wikibooks.org > > > --- Brian McGuinness > > ________________________________ > From: Beta <[email protected]> on behalf of Raul Miller > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:50 PM > To: Beta forum <[email protected]> > Subject: [External]Re: [Jbeta] Error in min and max (<.) function > > Yes -- and you did actually express the reason, it's spelled out on > the page on extended and rational arithmetic (which is becoming > increasingly difficult to find, what with the nuvoc changes): > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fhelp%2Fdictionary%2Fdictg.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Dvor6%2FhBzkClqpJUGZH40i4g4oEiC9%2FmlVwgzPY%2BNQA%3D&reserved=0 > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 1:44 PM Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ah, I stand corrected. There _are_ rational infinities, but you have to > > make them deliberately using x: (or some other means). e.g. > > > > (x: _) <. > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239 > > > > (x: __) >. > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239 > > > > I should have thought more before I wrote my first reply. For % to be > > closed on rationals rational infinities are required. > > > > % 0 3r4 > > _ 4r3 > > 3!:0 % 0 3r4 > > 128 > > > > Sorry. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:33 AM 'Sergey Kamenev' via Beta < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I make calculations on elliptic curves on finite fields. > > > In elliptic curves exists so-called "point in infinity". > > > > > > This is how I noticed this problem. > > > > > > 26.01.2021 18:52, Roger Hui пишет: > > > > The reason for these results, dating from very early days and old old > > > > versions, is that there are no rational or extended integer infinities. > > > In > > > > float F rat (or rat F float), the rule is to convert the rat into a > > > float, > > > > and then apply the F. Therefore the results in your message are > > > "correct". > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 3:16 AM 'Sergey Kamenev' via Beta < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi! > > > >> > > > >> Min and Max function makes unnecessary conversion of type when compared > > > to > > > >> infinity and loses significant information. > > > >> > > > >> Example: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _ <. > > > >> > > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x > > > >> 8.31216e76 > > > >> > > > >> Should be: > > > >> > > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239 > > > >> > > > >> __ >. > > > >> > > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x > > > >> > > > >> 8.31216e76 > > > >> > > > >> Should be: > > > >> > > > 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239 > > > >> > > > >> Nice day! > > > >> Sergey > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> For information about J forums see > > > >> https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GFzOUlPmjP1B1IOTlJCCco4j2ewNky%2BqvZqGw7Nmo1k%3D&reserved=0 > > > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > > > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GFzOUlPmjP1B1IOTlJCCco4j2ewNky%2BqvZqGw7Nmo1k%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see > > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GFzOUlPmjP1B1IOTlJCCco4j2ewNky%2BqvZqGw7Nmo1k%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GFzOUlPmjP1B1IOTlJCCco4j2ewNky%2BqvZqGw7Nmo1k%3D&reserved=0 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cmcguinne%40fdu.edu%7Cc990372a2c484266939b08d8c233c54f%7C3224fad94bcc4d47ae9886ea3c6b3b13%7C1%7C0%7C637472874909008277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GFzOUlPmjP1B1IOTlJCCco4j2ewNky%2BqvZqGw7Nmo1k%3D&reserved=0 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
