I'll consider it.


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From: david alis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 22:56
Subject: [Jbeta] Suggestion for improvement to }~
To: Beta forum <[email protected]>

> The following two expressions using } are equivalent.
> I would argue that the first is a more expressive use of the notation
> because it reveals the intention to change the variable more clearly.
> 
> However, the side effects (space used) are very different.
> 
> xxx=.1000000?10000000
>    7!:2'  xxx =. xxx 2 3 }~  999'
> 8391296
>    7!:2'  xxx =. (999) 2 3 } xxx'
> 2432
> 
> Could }~ be treated specially to eliminate this difference?
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