Raul wrote: And, at some point, we have to understand that propellerheads can and do make useful contributions. They are not our entire audience, but trying to exclude them strikes me as foolish.
I wasn't trying to exclude propellerheads – heaven forbid! I just think they make better turbines than windmills. (it's the make-up artist working on the smiling face of J that speaks.) On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 at 23:29, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Rob. Helpful. > Though I always followed Alan Turing better than Alonzo Church. > > On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 at 22:30, 'Rob Hodgkinson' via Beta < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Perhaps “multi line sentences to define a tacit expression”. >> >> Could also be regarded as “multi line tacit lambda”, but they may open a >> pandora’s box. >> >> > On 25 Nov 2021, at 5:00 am, Brian Schott <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Ian, >> > >> > "run-on sentences" may just mean long sentences. >> > >> > With some tacit verbs, it is a common practice to define pieces of the >> > longer verb sentences with verbs that are finally combined. An example >> can >> > be seen in https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/moo . But normally >> > adverbs and conjunctions are less readily combined, and Raul's essay is >> > suggesting how this might be done with adverbs and gerunds. >> > >> > I am unfamiliar with KM, but I used to love an app named Quickeys which >> > automated macro key sequences. My impression was that Quickeys lost its >> > main strength when Mac went from version 9 to version X and I gave up on >> > it. So I would be pleased to learn more about KM's ability in this >> regard. >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > (B=) >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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
