Doing a search for "array programming" I found the following link:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_write_an_algorithm_to_find_the_largest_number_of_a_given_array While I don't want to take 'answers.com' too seriously, the code on that page reminded me of the recurring topic, "How readable is J?" The J code to satisfy the task posed on that page is: >./@, Sure, this is "cryptic" in the sense that one must learn the components in order to make sense of it. But once those four components are identified, the entirety carries a readability that contrasts very favorably with the code that appears on the webpage in question. (I think I'll skip elaborating on the various tedious, cryptic, non-generalized, and distracting aspects of that code.) -- Tracy B. Harms A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming. Alan Perlis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
