On Aug 11, 2016 10:09 AM, "Erling Hellenäs" <[email protected]> wrote: > > In most common programing > languages today names of functions > and variables are long. The program > and the environment is often complex. > Long names are needed to describe > complex operations in a complex > environment.
Names can be long in J. There is a cultural norm for using short names in J, one that can be traced back to algebra and other writing practices that pre-date computers, but it isn't a language feature. This entire topic seems disconnected from both your alternative notation and your criticisms of the J language. If you want to use long names in J, go ahead and do so. Tracy Harms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
