On Dec 21, 2007 9:53 AM, Robert Bernecky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think your comments on the "axis-bracket notation" is a bit > of a cheap shot. That notation is NOT an operator, ...
I think that was his point. > However, we might also learn from > the experience of Sven-Bodo Scholz and the SAC > designers, who took the array concepts of APL and > implemented them in a functional subset of C. Maybe, when they have something portable, and fully implemented, we can judge the value of this statement. For now, I note that in some contexts the language designers seem to want us to represent the constants 1 and 0 with six/seven character keywords (with additional overhead when we want to perform arithemetic operations using those values). I am certain that this treatment of bool values makes some kinds of theories simpler, but I am dubious of the overall character of this project. [I am sure people investing significant effort can overcome this sort of hurdle, but I prefer to adopt a "wait and see" approach over a "jump right in" approach.] -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
