I'm curious as to what he means by APL(or J, for that matter) failing.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\/| Randy A MacDonald | APL: If you can say it, it's done.. (ram) |/\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |\ | | The only real problem with APL is that BSc(Math) UNBF'83 | it is "still ahead of its time." Sapere Aude | - Morten Kromberg Natural Born APL'er | Demo website: http://156.34.94.188/ -----------------------------------------------------(INTP)----{ gnat }-
----- Original Message ----- From: "Devon McCormick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "J-general forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:17 PM Subject: [Jgeneral] Lack of software abstractions > Here's an interesting comment by Paul Robinson, mentioning APL, on how > software development > is hindered by lack of adequate abstractions: > http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/24.54.html . > > This is something J is good at. Though, in a way, it's too good: it seems > when people > encounter real abstraction, they start talking about how hard it is to > understand. However, > at some point this is an irreducible problem: even when you simplify complex > things as > much as possible, they are often still complex. > > -- > Devon McCormick > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
