Mr. Field: 1. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you have totally misread me. 2. I have been concerned for decades that APL was not more well accepted by the programming community. I agree that both APL and J are the finest programming tools ever devised, and find it very unfortunate that neither has been marketed better. 3. I made no disrespectul comments about anybody, especially concerning one of the greats in his field. However, the issue of corporate cultures is a fact of life, and does not impune individual employees, except perhaps the tone set by the top management of a corporation. IBM has had this problem for years, and if you're unaware of that, well what can I say? I've dealt with IBM as a customer, and I know whereof I speak. 4. If you care to learn about the acceptance of APL in the world at large, and by extension of J language, one of many websites you could look at is http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm You will discover that APL ranks 44 out of 50 with a use(?) rating of 0.117% or one out of about 855. (I think it's reasonable to assume that J - which didin't make the list - would rank lower yet.) You may find this rank to be acceptable or even irrelevant, I do not. It disturbs me. 5. You may wish to check the spelling of "apostrophe" and "their", considering your comments about the importance of correct spelling and punctuation in the APL/J community. 6. Personal attacks in a public forum are inappropriate. My message, which you have so violently criticized have been received very thoughtfully by others. You and I are really on the same side, even though our perspectives may differ. I only wish you would recognize that.
I decline to consider your ad hominem, ill-informed, and totally WRONG remarks about a man I feel certain you have never met. Those of us who knew and worked with him (others more so than myself) know you are speaking from a position of profound ignorance. Ken was an IBM Fellow and as such enjoyed academic freedom rare within a large corporation. I suggest you review the proper use of the apostrophie before you address APL and J enthusiasts; a clan renoun for thier love and respect of spelling, punctuation and grammar. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Readable-J-tp14355283s24193p14458718.html Sent from the J Chat mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
