The Amend operator has the signature x m} y . m is set in the
interpreter. You can't set it from variables without using another
syntax which I mean is twisted. If you instead box x and m you get (x;m)
} y which is less terse? I am imagining a lot of changes like this, not
just changes of Amend. Amend is just an example to show what I mean. We
would get a modified J syntax. What I want to say is that IF the
modified J syntax is slightly less terse it does not matter.
Dyadic rank x u"n y could instead be n u" x;y as another similar example.
These are just examples to describe my text which concerns JWithATwist,
but which is obviously also my personal opinions about J, it is not
proposals for change in J.
I use JWithATwist for experiments with changes like this. JWithATwist is
open source, free to use also for others. You can download and run or
clone it and use for anything you like.
To clone(You probably need Visual Studio):
https://github.com/andrimne/JWithATwist
To download(You probably need Windows):
https://github.com/andrimne/JWithATwist/releases
All opinions are welcome.
/Erling
On 2016-08-11 18:31, Raul Miller wrote:
Here's an example of three arguments in an unboxed argument list:
- 2 3 4
The thing that boxing gets you is the ability to have different kinds
of argument mixed together.
-each 2;(i.3);i.4 5
You can also do things that don't really make sense, like this:
-each 'a';'bcd';'fg'
if you want to generate errors, for example.
But I guess what we are really saying is that we can use good examples
of the things we are talking about.
And that goes for other things, like the whole "syntax / name"
dichotomy. You talked about terse syntax and I immediately thought of
the symbols (or names) that get used with the syntax.
1 + 2
3 op 4
From your comments, you were thinking about something else, but since
you included no examples I obviously did not understand what you were
thinking.
I hope this helps,
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