If I recall my history correctly, APL was used productively as a blackboard notation at IBM for a couple of years before the first interpreter was written. Ken's object was to create a consistent mathematical notation which academic mathematics had failed to do.
- michael dykman On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Johann Hibschman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've experimented a bit with using J- or APL-like notation for pencil >> and paper math, with some mixed success. Has anyone else tried this >> much? > > I have, but I almost always use j's ide (with test data) rather than > paper and pencil. > > I might occasionally resort to paper for a diagram or to use an > alternate notation or whatever, but I really like having test data to > help me see when I have gone off track. > > FYI, > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- - michael dykman - [email protected] May the Source be with you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
