> On Nov 21, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Alex Shroyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > However, one frustration I still have is regarding explicit definitions. > IMO they should be replaced with something more like what the K language > provides, namely first-class, lexically-scoped functions:
This is a nice thing in Dyalog as well, and it has the same syntax there, except alpha for x and omega for y. My experience from other systems makes me feel that code in strings is icky, and it doesn’t syntax-highlight well either. On the other hand, I am still new—is it common to pass around strings bearing code? This is common in Tcl, where there are several ways of quoting. I don’t see an obvious way to make a gerund from a single verb—is that ever done, and are strings the secret to it? -- Daniel Lyons ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
